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From: trljim@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (James Sonnenmeier)
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Subject: Re: ATI VGA Wonder Card
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Date: 17 Jul 90 14:18:01 GMT
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In article <1990Jul17.015134.4562@sun.soe.clarkson.edu>, whiteaj@clutx.clarkson.edu (Andrew White) writes...
>I have a ATI VGA Wonder card that I am having problems with... it
>displays 640 x 400 x 256 fine, but when I try 640 x 480 x 256 (a 
>resolution I believe is supposed to be supported), the picture is
>shown but is broken up into about 40 vertical stripes across the
>screen (i.e., only half the picture is shown-- half stripes and
>half black).  I *think* but have not been able to tell from my
>documentation that it is a 512K card, but it may be 256K.  If any-
>one out there has such a card and knows more about it, please 
>reply via e-mail
> 
>--Andrew White
>whiteaj@clutx.clarkson.edu
>----------------------------------------------------------------


The card come in two versions (256K and 512K) 256 is upgradeable .. the 
higher resolution modes on a 256K card only have 16 colors.  You need the
extra memory to display 256 colors ion 640x480 or 800x600 modes.

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