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- From: joker@diku.dk (Morten Christian Holmgreen)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: XGA & IBM 8518 Combo
- Message-ID: <1993Jan11.113954.4114@odin.diku.dk>
- Date: 11 Jan 93 11:39:54 GMT
- References: <1993Jan10.040350.18429@rose.com> <SHABBY.93Jan11044816@hodge.mit.edu>
- Sender: joker@ask.diku.dk
- Organization: Department of Computer Science, U of Copenhagen
- Lines: 35
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- shabby@Athena.MIT.EDU (Chris Shabsin) writes:
-
- >In article <1993Jan10.040350.18429@rose.com> robert.heuman@rose.com (robert heuman) writes:
-
- > Date Entered: 01-09-93 22:56
- > I have just OS/2 Version 2.0 and OS/2 Advanced LAN 3.0 on an IBM model
- > 95. The install sets up for an XGA display, which looks like it can
- > handle 1024*768. The monitor is an IBM 8518, altho I have a NEC 4FG
- > available I can switch from another computer, if need be. The IBM docs
- > I have do not tell me the max. resolution of the 8518 (they refer to
- > a tech ref doc not supplied), nor how to switch the XGA to a higher
- > res. from the 640*480 that seems to have been set up. Any info on
- > either? The last may be a FAQ, in which case simply point me to where
- > I should look.
-
- > Thanks in advance.... :->
-
- > Robert (Bob) Heuman
-
-
- >I believe that an 8518 is not capable of anything greater than
- >640x480. I remember it being described as being an 8515 without the
- >capability of doing 8514/a or XGA... I don't remember where, but
- >since I worked at IBM last summer when it was introduced, I suspect it
- >was then...
-
- According to the XGA-2 Installation docs, the 8518 is capable of
- 640x480 at 60 Hz noninterlaced. (The 8515 can do 1024x768 at 43.5 Hz
- Interlaced).
-
- Christian
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- M. Christian Holmgreen / joker@diku.dk / mochmch@uts.uni-c.dk
- M.Sc. student, University of Copenhagen, Dept. of Computer Science
- "Human errors can only be avoided if one can avoid the use of humans"
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