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From: ianh@merlin.bhpmrl.oz (Ian Hoyle)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
Subject: Re: X question under Irix 3.2
Message-ID: <1435@merlin.bhpmrl.oz>
Date: 24 Feb 90 04:54:32 GMT
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From article <4469@odin.SGI.COM>, by jsw@xhead.SGI.COM (Jeff Weinstein):
> 
>   The X server shipped with 3.2 doesn't support any 24 bit
> visual.  Sorry.
> 
> 	--Jeff

rats :-(

This will throw the development work of the group in question into a tail spin
for the moment. They are doing code development for an image processing
application for minerals exploration and they _need_ the 24 bit colour.

Will it be supported in the next release of the X server, and if so could an
interim patch be done? (I guess there are others who would like 24 bit also).

thanx for the reply Jeff,

				ian
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