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- From: hatton@socrates.ucsf.edu (Tom Hatton)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: XGA video modes
- Message-ID: <hatton.724312664@cgl.ucsf.edu>
- Date: 14 Dec 92 05:57:44 GMT
- References: <1fl9t8INNl5j@crcnis1.unl.edu> <1992Dec03.221127.14693@watson.ibm.com>
- Sender: news@cgl.ucsf.edu (USENET News System)
- Organization: UCSF Computer Graphics Lab
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- kaul@vnet.ibm.com writes:
- >In <1fl9t8INNl5j@crcnis1.unl.edu> pickrell@hoss.unl.edu (Andrew Pickrell) writes:
- >>I am looking at getting Radius's XGA-2 card when it comes out and they
- >>seem to be relying on IBM's XGA drivers. What modes are the drivers
- >>currently supporting (640*480*256, 800*600*256, 1024*760*256, etc)?
-
- >The officially supported modes are:
- > 16 colors: 1280x1024, 1024x768
- > 256 colors: 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480
- > 64k colors: 800x600, 640x480
-
- >Not all modes are supported by all monitors (for example, you can't do the
- >800x600x64k mode on an 8514). Refresh rates, etc. are variable. Basically,
- >with the way the drivers are designed if you have the right DMQS file you
- >can customize the resolution, refresh rates, etc. to your monitor. Of
- >course, changing the DMQS file isn't supported and you can damage your
- >monitor if your monitor is run out of spec, especially the cheaper ones.
-
- >>Also, are there any rumors floating about added modes with the december
- >>release?
-
- >I'm not touching that one :-)
-
- To clarify on another point - is IBM going to sell an ISA, as well as the
- MCA version? Or is that being left to others such as Radius?
-
-
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- Tom Hatton
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