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From: ted@helios.ucsc.edu (Ted Cantrall)
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Subject: Re: VGA cards....
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Date: 25 Jan 91 15:36:25 GMT
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>A short and simple question pertaining VGA cards.  What's the advantage
>of a 512K VGA card versus a 256K VGA card? 
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256k ==> 16 colors
512k ==> 256 colors
This is true for some of the resolution modes (possibly 320x200, 640x480...)
but I'm not sure which ones - depends on the card.
I think you also get higher resolution modes, too. Again, card dependant.
				-ted-

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