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From: jdb@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Brian K. W. Hook)
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Subject: Re: 16 / 256
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Date: 5 Apr 91 17:50:28 GMT
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In article <12323@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu> newsham@wiliki.UUCP (Timothy Newsham) writes:
|>>what does it mean when a vga / super vga graphics card is referred to
|>>as "16/256"
|>
|>It mean 16 bits and 256K RAM (on the video card), which is another way of
|>saying standard VGA.  A Super VGA would be 16/512, which is 16 bits and
|>512K RAM on the card.

This not necessarily true.  With most ads, they list stats as:

Resolution	Colors		Memory Required

640x480		16/256		256/512
800x600		16/256		256/512
1024x768	16/256		512/1024

The 16/256 means that that mode will support 16 or 256 colors.

Brian