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- From: ersmith@netcom.com (Eric R. Smith)
- Subject: Re: Linea illegal?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan13.024753.28625@netcom.com>
- Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
- References: <11655@uqcspe.cs.uq.oz.au>
- Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 02:47:53 GMT
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- In article <11655@uqcspe.cs.uq.oz.au> warwick@cs.uq.oz.au writes:
- >I've heard it mentioned a few times that the LineA interface is not
- >Kosher programming. Since when? I've written heaps of programs that
- >use LineA, and they work even on the TT. Is the Falcon eliminating
- >LineA? I doubt it, since compatibility would drop to about 10% !!
-
- Line A is supported only for ST compatible resolutions (I think in
- practice it works on the TT compatible resolutions too, but I do
- know that there are some Falcon resolutions for which it does *not*
- work). In other words, if you want your program to run in any
- resolution, or on any graphics card, use the VDI. Users will
- appreciate this; I get very annoyed at programs that force me
- to use the resolution *they* want, instead of the resolution *I*
- want :-).
-
- (This is particularly an issue for people with extended graphics
- cards, such as the Matrix board, which also do not support line A).
-
- Regards,
- Eric
-
-