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From: larrys@watson.ibm.com
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Subject: Re: 8514/xga dumb questions
Message-ID: <1991Jun27.123533.1477@watson.ibm.com>
Date: 27 Jun 91 13:33:42 GMT
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In <1991Jun26.225434.1@lure.latrobe.edu.au>, ccmk@lure.latrobe.edu.au writes:
>
>The 8514/A adapter card with the standard 512KB memory supports 1024x768x16
>colours.  With 1MB memory it supports 256 colours.  It works as an
>adjunct to the VGA already on a PS/2.  OS/2 1.x supports 16 colours only,
>so you will not see more than 16 colours via PM in OS/2.  OS/2 2.0

I disagree, because I have an 8514/A and monitor running OS/2 1.3 that
has 256 colors.  It was this way with 1.2 also.

<stuff deleted>

>If you want 256 colours you can't get it from OS/2 PM at present.  OS/2
>version 2.0 will have this.  A graphics program that bypasses OS/2 graphics
>calls (naughty) can, of course, give you 256 colours, but then would
>be specific to the adpater card.

Again, incorrect.  I have 256 colors NOW on my model 80 running OS/2 1.3
EE with 8514/A and monitor.

Cheers,
Larry Salomon, Jr. (aka 'Q')            LARRYS@YKTVMV.BITNET
OS/2 Applications and Tools             larrys@ibmman.watson.ibm.com
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center         larrys@eng.clemson.edu
Yorktown Heights, NY

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