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  2. From: ry01@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (ROBERT YUNG)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.graphics
  4. Subject: Question about Graphics cards and GUI OS's...
  5. Message-ID: <1992Sep10.221735.196058@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu>
  6. Date: 10 Sep 92 22:17:35 GMT
  7. Organization: Lehigh University
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  10. Many graphics cards offer different amount of colors at different resolutions.
  11. Say   640*480*16.7mil
  12.       1024*758*256
  13.       800*600*65K
  14.  
  15. Now if I was using a GUI operating system like OS/2, and set the system to one
  16. resolution, say the highest one of 1024*758*256. Now if I want to see graphics
  17. with 16.7mil colors, do I have to reconfig the system for the proper
  18. resolution & reboot, or will the system open a 640*480*16.7mil window???
  19.  
  20. It seems rather silly to have to reconfig and reboot in order to see more
  21. colors.
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