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From: bj@cbmvax.commodore.com (Brian Jackson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Default screen size, chip set difference?
Message-ID: <15142@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 13 Oct 90 09:38:46 GMT
References: <1012900835rosner@asd.contel.com>
Reply-To: bj@cbmvax.commodore.com (Brian Jackson)
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Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <1012900835rosner@asd.contel.com> rosner@europa.asd.contel.com (John J. Rosner) writes:
>I have an Amiga 3000/25 100 and so does a neighbor of mine.  When I go into
>prefs and select screenmode for Hi-res interlace the default comes up 640
>x 400, no great surprise.  My neighbor's comes up 724 x 482, I'm suddenly
>envious.  We both run Workbench 36.68 but my kickstart was 36.141, it's now
>36.143 like his but no difference in screen size.  When I change the screen
>size to 724 x 482 I simply get a virtual screen of that size and not a larger
>display screen like his.  Is this a difference in the chip set as his machine
>is obviously a little newer than mine?  If so how do I upgrade?
> --
>John J. Rosner

Take a look at the Preferences editor called "OverScan"

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