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From: keating@casemo.UUCP (John Keating )
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Why only 16 colours?
Keywords: BMP WINDOWS 3 COLOUR COLOR GRAPHICS
Message-ID: <357@casemo.UUCP>
Date: 30 Jul 90 13:39:10 GMT
Organization: CASE Communications, Columbia, MD
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Hello!
	Can anyone explain why window's BMPs are limited to only 16 colors?
This seems as if it would severely limit the range of uses of bmps, especially
with the range of video cards that offer up to (and exceding?) 256 colors?

	Or, am I wrong about a limit on the number of colours?  Please tell me
that I am, and then explain how to transfer 256 colour files to BMP's that
Windows 3.0 can use...

	Thanks in advance.
			John Keating, III
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