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- From: dwex@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (david.e.wexelblat)
- Subject: Re: 1280x1024 256(or >) colors
- Organization: AT&T
- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 18:21:41 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec16.182141.18756@cbnewsj.cb.att.com>
- References: <1992Dec16.071431.26447@zip.eecs.umich.edu>
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- In article <1992Dec16.071431.26447@zip.eecs.umich.edu> dmuntz@quip.eecs.umich.edu (Dan Muntz) writes:
- > Is anyone using X386/XFree86/XS3 in 1280x1024 mode with 256 or more colors?
- > If so, I'd like to know what graphics card (and amount of memory) you are using.
- > I posted this to a few other groups about a week ago but the only responses
- > I got were from people wanting a summary of the responses. I will
- > post a summary of all relevant responses.
- >
- > -Dan
- > dmuntz@eecs.umich.edu
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- XFree86 doesn't support more than 1M, because none of the chipsets we support
- can address more than 1M.
-
- X386 1.3, from SGCS (see the recently posted FAQ for contact info) supports
- 1280x1024x256 on a couple of highend boards (using Western Digital chipsets,
- I believe). This is a commercial product.
-
- I can't answer for XS3 (Amancio?), except to say that the S3 911 and 924
- chipsets can only address 1M. I'm pretty sure the 801/805 chips can do
- more, and I'm certain that the upcoming 928 chipset can.
-
- If people can provide technical specs (i.e. register definitions), and
- a testing environment, we can look into support higher resolutions. Send
- email to xfree86@physics.su.oz.au if you are interested in working on this.
-
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