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From: dvljrt@cs.umu.se (Joakim Rosqvist)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: Amiga Color Capabilities
Message-ID: <1991May2.085724.7272@cs.umu.se>
Date: 2 May 91 08:57:24 GMT
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In article <1991May1.004232.4900@starnet.uucp> sschaem@starnet.uucp (Stephan Schaem) writes:
>
> You can have 4096 colors WB screens... But in lores only.
> You can have hires/interlaced/overscan workbench screen in 16 colors
> from a 4096 color palette.
> To resume all the video mode... 70ns/pixel or 140ns/pixel, palette of
> 4096 colors (4bitRed 4BitGreen 4BitBlue), interlaced, overscan ...
> Mix all the above to get the video mode of your choice:-)
> You also have extended mode like half bright, where you have '2'
> palette one is the same has the other but all colors half has bright.
> The amiga can display 640x400 with 16 colors, and 320x400 with 4096
> colors.(More in 'resolution' if in overscan).
>
>			
..and you could also let the copper change the palette all the time.
That way you can theoretically have 4096 colors in *any* graphics mode.

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