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From: dww@stl.stc.co.uk (David Wright)
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Subject: CALL FOR DISCUSSION: comp.windows.ms.vdu
Keywords: CGA EGA VGA Super-VGA 1024*800
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Date: 2 Oct 90 20:17:39 GMT
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In addition to the welcome proposal for splitting off '.programmer', I
think a case can be made for splitting off discussion of video drivers
and the like; about half the traffic in c.w.ms seems to be along the lines
of "How do you get xxx to work with yyy's 1920x497 pixel super-semi-VGA
driver?"  I'd prefer to have such discussions in a subgroup.

I'm not sure -.vdu is an ideal name.  Has anyone a better suggestion?
Alternative names might be c.w.ms.video, -.drivers or -.hardware. 
I suspect the first two would get mistaken by some people for other
subjects however, such as displaying video on PC's , or a Windows version
of GRASP.  A 'hardware' subgroup would (usefully) pick up other issues of
special hardware such as different mice or what to do about zzz's enhanced
memory manager chip.  But I wonder whether people would assume it meant
pure hardware issues and did not include the software part of video (etc.)
drivers - which indeed the group should cover.

Comments?

Regards,          "None shall be enslaved by poverty, ignorance or conformity"
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