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From: ccfac@nt.sait.edu.au
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: 640x400x256colour Paradise driver?
Message-ID: <27980.27a6fa1f@nt.sait.edu.au>
Date: 30 Jan 91 16:53:51 GMT
References: <1991Jan9.095046.86103@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au> <27901f6f.735f@uop.uop.edu>
Organization: Sth Australian Inst of Technology
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In article <27901f6f.735f@uop.uop.edu>, billj@uop.edu (Bill Jackson) writes:
> cie221u@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au (Neiger) writes:
>
>>Does anyone have or know where to get a 640x400x256 colour driver for the
>>Paradise 256K video boards.  Due to memory limitations, VGA only goes up to that
>>resolution.
>
> i know that this has been pounded into the ground umpteen times,
> but...
>
>                               **** NO! ****
>
> it hasn't been written yet.  i have the same problem and it's very frustrating.
> however, i've heard that paradise should have one ready sometime in
> february.
>
> bill

If you try and download from Cica.cica or Monu6.CC.Monash.edu.au in the Win3
directory under video directory file called Win30Drv.exe.  In this self-
extracting archive, there is a driver for paradise 640x400x256 colour driver.
Be warned, You will most probably get the snow effect on the screen with this
driver, especially when there is movements on the screen (e.g. mouse).  Never
the less, it works ok, and you can have 256 colour bitmaps on the background.

Try it out and see for yourself

Cheers
Francis

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CCFAC@SAIT.EDU.AU       Francis Chan
University of South Australia
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