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In article <BxtHrA.38J@news.iastate.edu> martin@iastate.edu (Martin R Calsyn) writes:

| >NOTE: If your VGA card is 16 bit, the mon card will force it into
| >8bit mode and possible affect its ram access speed. This could efect
| >your video display speed rather drastically.
| 
| Definately! (sic)

I just thought I'd mention this again, as the ATI Graphics Ultra
card's price is falling like a rock with the advent of the plus and
pro models (21+ million Winmarks for those who haven't seen the
reviews yet).

I've used dual monitor mode extensively with the ATI Graphics Ultra
and the ATI Graphics Solution in Hercules mode and can say that there
was no difference with the GS in or out. I was getting 8 million
Winmarks (which is the card's normal speed) either way in a 486/33.
Note that, contrary to the documentation, I stuck the GU in a 16 bit
slot even though I had the mono card in an 8 bit slot.

With the new DLL video handlers, I now use screen swapping as I find
50 lines and colour to be addictive when debugging. Much more pleasant
for me than the 25 lines in mono. Both worked very well though.
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Kim Letkeman	kim@Software.Mitel.COM