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From: vgopal@cbnewsc.ATT.COM (venu.p.gopal)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: SVGA GIF files display
Summary: SuperVGA
Message-ID: <1929@cbnewsc.ATT.COM>
Date: 22 Jul 89 22:26:13 GMT
References: <1195@ucf-cs.UCF.EDU> <614@cpsc6b.cpsc6a.att.com>
Reply-To: vgopal@cbnewsc.ATT.COM (venu.p.gopal)
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Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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In article <614@cpsc6b.cpsc6a.att.com> crs@cpsc6b.cpsc6a.att.com (Chris (Oh, a wise guy!) Seaman) writes:
>wordproc@ucf-cs.UCF.EDU (Gang of Three) writes:
>< I'm looking for a utility to display the SVGA (800x600) GIF files on my
>< 286/20MHz AT.  My system has an NEC 2A 800x600 monitor and T-VGA card which
>< supports not only 800x600 but 1024x768.  

>There is a utility called vugif, which, while it doesn't directly support
>all the various extended modes, DOES have a 'user defined' mode.  You
>must provide the screen mode number, resolution, and number of colors
>available.  If you have this information about your board, it works quite
>well.  I use it on an AT&T VDC600 (AT&T's VGA board, really a Paradise)
>in 640x400 256 color mode, and 800x600 16 color mode, and it is DAZZLING.
 
As Chris pointed out, you can use the BIOS mode (user defined mode) for
virtually any display including as yet unannounced display  boards.  BIOS
is much slower, however.  You can get SuperVGA drivers for VUGIF from 
Offe Enterprises that speed up the display tremendously;  the catch is that
you must register.

Venu P. Gopal
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