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From: sam@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu (Samuel A. Moore)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: MCGA/VGA 320X200 256 Color mode
Message-ID: <1740@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu>
Date: 26 Apr 88 13:43:55 GMT
References: <496@sdics.ucsd.EDU> <45900124@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu>
Reply-To: sam@ncsuvx.UUCP (Samuel A. Moore)
Organization: NCSU Computing Center, Raleigh, NC
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In article <45900124@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu> mcdonald@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu writes:
>
>>In article <45900123@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu>, mcdonald@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu writes:
>>> 
>>> Why isn't there software for the PS/2 mode 19? Easy: it's low res.
>>> I can't think of any significant use for 200x320! It's a typical case

    Mode 19 is not insignificant. It is great for displaying digitized images.
I have seen Amiga IFF files displayed in mode 19 and they look marvelous. More
resolution would be great - even better. 

>
>Steve, I don't see your point. I certainly see how I can take a high res
>16 color display and get the impression of a larger palette by dithering,
>but I don't see how low res can be fixed. How would you simulate 80
>column text on a 320 pixel wide display? Your statement isn't logical.
>
>Doug McDonald

Doug, why not use another mode for 80 column text? Aren't there enough
already? To appreciate mode 19 you must use it how it was meant to be used.
Get a real-world image, something that doesn't have sharp borders on color
changes, something that has a gradual blending of colors. Display it in
EGA or VGA high res modes. Then display it in mode 19. Then appreciate
mode 19.


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