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From: storm@cs.mcgill.ca (Marc WANDSCHNEIDER)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: 256 colors in Windows 3
Summary: 256 colors work fine.
Keywords: WINDOWS
Message-ID: <1991Jan25.190644.17440@cs.mcgill.ca>
Date: 25 Jan 91 19:06:44 GMT
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Organization: SOCS, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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In response to the post by schwalbe@pinocchio.Encore.COM (Jim Schwalbe):


I have installed the 256 color drivers for the ATI VGA wonder, and the 
difference is phenomenal.  All the dithered colors remain the same, but
the support for the extended colors is there.

I recently converted a 256 color .GIF file, and use it as the background
bitmap.  The colors are AMAZING.

There is also a difference in the clarity of the dithered colors, and how
pure they appear to be.

I like it a LOT better.  It slows the system down a little, but it's worth
it.

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Marc Wandschneider