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From: dlyons@Apple.COM (David A. Lyons)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Synnovision
Message-ID: <51813@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 22 Apr 91 10:19:22 GMT
References: <636@generic.UUCP>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
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In article <636@generic.UUCP> taob@pnet91.cts.com (Brian Tao) writes:
>But 320x200 has the same aspect ratio as 640x400, but icons still turn out
>OK (i.e., in the Control Panel).  Things might look squashed, but at least
>nothing will run off the right side of the screen, since there are still 640
>pixels across.

"DrawIcon" style icons are always 16 colors per pixel; they are different
width in 320 mode vs. 640 mode.  A video-overlay 640x400 would have to be
4 colors, not 16.
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