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Subject: ST Video RAM
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Date: 6 Sep 88 14:40:10 GMT
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Date: 6 September 1988, 16:36:12 MES
From: Julian F. Reschke         (02501) 13279        ONM07    at DMSWWU1A
To:   INFO-ATARI16 at SCORE

Most people seem to be shure, that the video ram will always be 32000 Bytes,

and that resolution in monochrome will always be 640*400. But in fact, there
are quit a lot companies in Europe making video cards with higher resolution.
On the ATARI fair in Duesseldorf, approx. 1/3 of the software houses had
monitors with 1280*960 points running their software - and yes, there is
a GDOS screen driver for this monitor. So please use the informations
you get when using V_OPNVWK or look at the negative LINE-A-variables.

Please, Atari, force the companies to support future video modes!

An emulation similar to the MAC-program 'SteppingOut' (sets video
resolution at startup and scrolls when you move the mouse) will be
published in the november issue of the german magazine 'ST-Magazin'.

// Julian F. Reschke