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From: timr@gssc.UUCP (Tim Roberts)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: 8514/xga dumb questions
Message-ID: <6686@gssc.UUCP>
Date: 27 Jun 91 17:48:19 GMT
References: <1991Jun25.231120.14697@verity.com> <1991Jun26.225434.1@lure.latrobe.edu.au>
Organization: Graphic Software Systems, Beaverton, OR
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In article <1991Jun26.225434.1@lure.latrobe.edu.au> ccmk@lure.latrobe.edu.au writes:
+In article <1991Jun25.231120.14697@verity.com>, dnater@verity.com (Dan Nater) writes:
+> 1)  Please define 8514(/A)    Could one say that 8514 supports 1024x768x256?
+> (in os/2)
+
+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.
+
+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.

This is complete crap.  OS/2 1.x and PM have no trouble at all supporting 256 
colors.  Our 34010 drivers can do it, and even the IBM standard 8514/A driver 
does 256 colors.  In fact, the standard PM 8514/A driver won't support 16 
colors!  Where on earth did you get this idea?

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timr@gssc.gss.com	Tim N Roberts, CCP	Graphic Software Systems
						Beaverton, OR

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