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  2. From: dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
  4. Subject: Re: So how do I get 256 colors now?
  5. Message-ID: <1992Nov12.003309.21723@njitgw.njit.edu>
  6. Date: 12 Nov 92 00:33:09 GMT
  7. References: <GHENNIGA.92Nov9145152@ampere.ampere> <1689B11793.CJR10@CCCVM.CCC.AMDAHL.COM> <sal8.163.721514409@po.cwru.edu>
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  13. In article <sal8.163.721514409@po.cwru.edu> sal8@po.cwru.edu (Steve Luzynski) writes:
  14. >>Now Gary Hennigan suggested using just DSPINSTL from an OS/2 prompt.
  15. >>I read that too late to try it myself, but sounds like a good short-
  16. >>cut.
  17. >
  18. >It would be if it worked. DSPINSTL won't copy all those font files you 
  19. >noticed getting changed. This will make just about all onscreen text look 
  20. >like crap.
  21.  
  22. Maybe.  If you switch to 1024x768, yes, everything will look terrible.
  23. Most 800x600 drivers, however, use the VGA-res fonts, so they should
  24. look OK.
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