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From: pnl@hpfinote.HP.COM (Peter Lim)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: 256 color superVGA?
Message-ID: <18950012@hpfinote.HP.COM>
Date: 16 Aug 90 22:21:05 GMT
References: <90225.112821MXP122@psuvm.psu.edu>
Organization: Hewlett Packard CICD
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> Yes.  If you have a driver that supports the 256 color super VGA mode and
> if you have applications that can make use of the larger color palette.
>
The PaintBrush that comes with Windows 3.0 is one of those. I have seen
a Windows 3.0 system with Paradise 640x480x256 color driver using PaintBrush
to open and display a 256 color PCX file.

So such beast exist right now.


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