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From: devolder@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Eric DeVolder)
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Subject: Re: High Res VGA GIF viewers (1024x768x?)
Keywords: GIF VGA
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Date: 21 Aug 90 13:51:40 GMT
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In article <514@ncr-mpd.FtCollins> Richard.Solomon@ColoSpgs.NCR.COM (Richard L. Solomon) writes:
>Can someone please point me to a GIF viewer which can display (on a VGA)
>in 1024x768 mode.  Preferably, the package would include source
>to allow adaptation to custom modes and memory access methods etc...
>As far as I know, there is no standard way of accessing that high of
>a resolution on a VGA chip.
>
>-----
>
>Richard Solomon
>Richard.Solomon@ColoSpgs.NCR.COM
>
>NCR Microelectronics
>1635 Aeroplaza Drive
>Colorado Springs, CO  80916
>(719) 596-5795 x386

You can use Cshow program from CompuServe.  It supports the VGA mode.  I do
not think that it includes the sources however.  You can obtain it from
Simtel20 or its mirror archive wuarchive.wustl.edu

Eric DeVolder