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- From: vombruch@quando.quantum.de (Stefan vom Bruch)
- Subject: Re: Falcon DOES have Super-VGA
- Message-ID: <1992Dec17.071015.11278@quando.quantum.de>
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- Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 07:10:15 GMT
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- Warwick Allison (warwick@cs.uq.oz.au) wrote:
- : wells_s@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz (steve wells) writes:
- :
- : >[ST-format say] the Falcon can display Super-VGA graphics (640*480*256
- : >is hardly super-VGA).
- :
- : All a graphics system need to claim "Super-VGA" is better than 640*480
- : resolution. Since the Falcon can do overscan, hence 768x576 pixels,
- : it is, technically, Super-VGA.
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- Actually "hi-rez" VGA modes only include 640x480x16 and 320x200x256, anything
- above that qualifies as SVGA including 640x480x256.
-
- Stefan
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