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From: d7hansl@dtek.chalmers.se (Hans Lindberg)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Gemini VGA etc Questions
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Date: 14 Oct 90 15:55:06 GMT
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Keywords:Gemini VGA

I have a couple of questions about VGA graphics-cards. I have 
deducedthat what graphics driver U need for a certain card 
depends only on what bios and controller chip U have on the 
card. (Please correct me if I'm wrong.) It also seems to me that 
a number of manufacturers use the same confoguration of the 
above. Is there anyone out there who knows what manufacturers 
use the Gemini VGA circuit and bios. A list of addresses of 
those manufacturers or retailers (preferably in Sweden or 
Europe or whatever U may have). The card I have is a Hong Kong 
one (at least that's where it's bought) with 512k on it that 
is supposed to support 1024*768 with 16 colors. Am i wrong if 
I say that I ought to get more than 4 colors in 640*480 ? 
Does this possibly depend on the driver I have? I have 
installed Windows 3.0 with standard VGA driver and I hate 
those horrible pseudo colors with dots of different colors 
in them. Does anyone have or know where I can get a summary 
of possible VGA-type resolution/colors and whan it demands 
in memory.

Please reply with email.
Thanx in advance.
Hans Lindberg