Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!asuvax!noao!ncar!gatech!uflorida!reef.cis.ufl.edu!jdb From: jdb@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Brian K. W. Hook) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Re: Dual monitors Message-ID: <26870@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> Date: 12 Feb 91 20:30:12 GMT Sender: news@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU Organization: UF CIS Dept. Lines: 11 It seems that we never reached a conclusion whether or not a 16-bit VGA card will be throttled down to 8-bit by having an MGA card plugged in also, thus, if you reply, please answer the following questions: 1. How fast does the 16-bit VGA transfer information normally? 2. If a 16-bit VGA is throttled down to 8-bit, would a 16-bit MGA help things? 3. If it would, how hard would it be for EE friend of mine to construct a 16-bit MGA? Brian