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From: paquin@kahua.esd.sgi.com (Tom Paquin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
Subject: Re: 24 bit X11 servers.
Message-ID: <1990Nov30.192943.26668@odin.corp.sgi.com>
Date: 30 Nov 90 19:29:43 GMT
References: <6128@munnari.oz.au>
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In article <6128@munnari.oz.au>, bernie@ecr.mu.oz.au (Bernie Kirby) writes:
|> Although we have a 24bit PI here, running xdpyinfo shows only 
|> two 8bit visuals available. Is there a way to make SGI's X11
|> server recognise a 24bit TrueColor visual?

X servers under 4Sight in 3.2- and 3.3-based IRIXes do not support
other than 8 bit visuals.   Stay tuned.

		-Tom
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