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From: bobl@pro-graphics.cts.com (Bob Lindabury)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Hi-res graphics ??
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Date: 27 Dec 89 02:56:12 GMT
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In-Reply-To: message from LadyHawke@cup.portal.com

> The reason you are getting only 8 colors in high resolution instead of
> 16 is probably because of memory limitations.  I have 2 meg (you mentioned
> 1.5 meg), and that barely gets me the 16 colors.  With another 1/2 meg,
> your graphics programs will allow you the higher color modes.  With another
> meg, you would also be able to get Extra Half Bright (EHB) which would
> give you 16 colors plus 16 more in high resolution (640 x 400) of half
> intensity, with software which supports it such as DPaint III.  Try, the
> 640 x 200 mode, with 1.5, I think you can get 16.  What other software
> are you using???                         J. Petersen (LadyHawke)

Hmm..that's very strange.  Seems to me that you can't get 16 colors in
high-resolution severe overscan even if you had 8 meg of fast ram.  It's the
chip ram that limits your color palette I believe (I may be wrong).  As soon
as I installed my fatter Agnus chip, I could then get the full 16 colors in
high-res severe overscan.  I couldn't previously even though I had a 3 meg
machine.

-- Bob
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