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From: jmerrill@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Confusion Reigns)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: VGA curiosity
Message-ID: <6998@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>
Date: 6 May 90 14:42:27 GMT
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In article <1990May4.232402.5936@everexn.uucp> thomas@everexn.UUCP (Thomas Poff) writes:
>i've been told that 640 x 400 IS possible with 256k RAM on the video card.
>currently, i'm running a standard VGA monitor with a 512k RAM Paradise 
>card that displays 640 x 480 w/ 256 colors (unusual).  Most display cards
>try different sync rates for 640x480 256 color modes and thus won't work
>with VGA (non-multi-sink) monitors.  I tho't some people might find this
>interesting.

Quite, especially since I'm using a VGA monitor (non-multisync) right now,
and can display 640x400x256 fine (I can't display 640x480x256 because I
don't have enough RAM on my VGA card).  I seriously doubt that your
information is correct.  Where did you hear this?

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Jason Merrill				jmerrill@jarthur.claremont.edu