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From: jdb@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Brian K. W. Hook)
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Subject: Re: Dual monitors
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Date: 9 Feb 91 20:06:45 GMT
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In article <166@cf_su20.cf_su10.Sbi.COM> nee@cf_su14.Sbi.Com (Robert Nee) writes:
>> Someone recently posted that if I have a 16-bit VGA card and an 8-bit
>> monochrome card in my system that my VGA will automatically be throttled
>> down to 8-bit...this would become an unacceptable bottleneck in my
>> IO (I have a 386-33).  If so, is there a way around it?
>
>As far as I know there isn't.  The solution would be a monochrome
>display adapter with a 16-bit interface.  This would allow both
>displays to coexist and operate at full 16-bit speed.  But alas
>monochrome is dead...  Who would want a 16bit mono board anyway?

I just discovered from someone over at comp.windows.ms.programmer that
supposedly the VGA cards out there all operate at 8-bit bandwidth 
when IN GRAPHICS MODE....is this true?  Even the 16-bit ones do.

Brian