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From: pfeifer@hpavla.AVO.HP.COM (Mark Pfeifer)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Frequently Asked Questions (comp.windows.ms edition)
Message-ID: <16980015@hpavla.AVO.HP.COM>
Date: 30 Oct 90 16:20:32 GMT
References: <1990Oct29.194248.3479@watserv1.waterloo.edu>
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Avondale Division
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>/ hpavla:comp.windows.ms / tom@mims-iris.waterloo.edu (Tom Haapanen) /  2:42 pm  Oct 29, 1990 /
>18. Can I use 256 colours in Windows?
>
>>>  Yes, given two caveats:  First, your display card and its driver must
>    support 256 colours.  Second, your application must know about 256
>    colours, as this requires palette switching and some additional
>    programming.  Most applications currently on the market only support
>    16 colours.  In order to get 256 colours, your video card will need
>    at least 256K (for 640x400), 512K (for 800x600) or 768K (for 1024x768)
>    of RAM.  256-colour drivers are also much slower than 16-bit drivers.
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I think this should read 16 _color_ drivers.

							Mark