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From: erik@tvcent.uucp (Eirk Peterson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2
Subject: Re: 256 colors on VGA
Message-ID: <1990Jun2.133828.11836@tvcent.uucp>
Date: 2 Jun 90 13:38:28 GMT
References: <WEISS.90Jun1094038@toucan.lcs.mit.edu>
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In article <WEISS.90Jun1094038@toucan.lcs.mit.edu> weiss@theory.lcs.mit.edu (Paul G. Weiss) writes:
>I am running OS/2 V1.2 with a VGA card and monitor.  However, when I
>do DevQueryCaps on the display device I learn that only 16 simultaneous
>colors are supported.  Am I mistaken or does the VGA allow 256 colors?
>If so, is it the driver that only supports 16 colors?  What must you
>do to get 256 colors in a PM window?

You must have a 512K card in order to support 256 (8-bit) colours.  A 256K
card can only support 16 (4-bit) colour.

Erik Petersen
Canadian Vertical Systems
epeterse@cvsinc.uucp