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From: rommel@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Kai-Uwe Rommel)
Subject: Re: 8514/a - 256 colors wanted
Message-ID: <1991Mar27.135353.17109@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE>
Keywords: 8514/a, 256 colors, Windows 3.0
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Organization: Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany
References: <15564@june.cs.washington.edu>
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 1991 13:53:53 GMT

In article <15564@june.cs.washington.edu> goble@wolf.cs.washington.edu (Brian Goble) writes:
>I have the IBM 8514/a Display and Adapter and am running Windows 3.0
>in Enhanced mode on a PS/2 Model 70.
>
>I am getting 1024 x 768 resolution in 16 colors.  Shouldn't I be able
>to get the same resolution with 256 colors?  If so, could someone
>please tell me where I can get a driver or what I need to do to
>get 256 colors.  Please email any responses.  Thanx in advance.

256 colors require 1MB of video RAM on the 8514/A. Maybe you have only
512k on your card? I have 1MB on mine and it works fine with 256 colors
with the standard Windows driver which works with both configurations
without special settings.

Kai Uwe Rommel