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- From: jim@jimmc.chi.il.us (SYSOP)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
- Subject: Re: HELP! 256 color for Windows 3.1???
- Message-ID: <ZXToPB1w165w@jimmc.chi.il.us>
- Date: 18 Aug 92 05:47:34 GMT
- References: <Bt53oy.96n@chinet.chi.il.us>
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- prb@chinet.chi.il.us (Paul Botts) writes:
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- > In article <1992Aug14.083828.18273@jet.uk> cpg@jet.uk (Dr Chris P Gatcombe) w
- > >In <1992Aug12.202345.7212@wam.umd.edu> qian@wam.umd.edu (Yong Qian) writes:
- > >
- > >>In article <1992Aug12.143336.2041@msdhsv.ingr.com> ahmad@norooz.b17a.ingr.c
- > >>>
- > >>>I do not agree. I have a 1MB card (Trident) and still have the same proble
- > >>>I can use Trident W3.0 disk and install 800X600 256 color driver. But
- > >>>if I use any 256 color from windows 3.1 setup I get the blank screen.
- > >>>
- > >>>-----------------------------
- > >
- > >>Yeh. I can only get 800x600 16 colors from my 1MB Trident 8900C. 256 colors
- > >>and 1024x768 mode make the screen blank and hang.
- > >
- > >I have a 486 with the Trident 8900c (1Mb), and I have installed _ALL_
- > >the trident drivers (and the standard windows vga drivers) at one time
- > >or another while benchmarking my system, and I have _NEVER_ had any
- > >problems :-). My monitor is an AOC 14" interlaced type. I currently
- > >have installed a beta version of the trident 800x600x256 driver (I only
- > >put it on two nights ago, so it is early days - but it seems fine).
- > >I think that the 800x600x256 driver is the best compromise for my
- > >system, as 1024x768x256 is too small to use for any length of time,
- > >especially on my monitor. (I like 256 colour bitmaps for windows
- > >wallpaper!)
- > >
- >
- > I have that card on machines both at home and at work, one running
- > 640x480x256, the other 800x600x256, both with the beta WIN3.1 drivers
- > downloaded from Trident's bbs. Both are working mostly fine, although I
- > do get an annoying little bug where if I minimize PageMaker and then
- > maximize it, it comes up in wierd colors. Otherwise, no probs. These are
- > 386s, by the way.
-
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