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Re: Tseng-4000 1280x1024 & 1280 x 960 mode, Question + remarks

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From: Ralf.Brown
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 11:31
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In article <1992Apr16.072328.18517@mhres>, hst@mh_co2.mh.nl (Klaas Hemstra) wrote:
}From article <29eb978a@ralf>, by Ralf.Brown@B.GP.CS.CMU.EDU:
}> Mode 3Dh (which can also be set with "VMODE 3D", an undocumented switch)
}> sets a 1280x1024 graphics mode with 16 colors and 128x64 text (using an
}> 8x16 character cell).
}
}A few more notes and a question on this:
}- Somewhere i also saw (VPIC ?) that there is also a 1280x960 mode (3E) which
}  preserves the 1:1 pixel ratio. (1280:960 = 4:3).

VPIC's config file says the Definicon has a mode 3Eh which is 1280x961.
However, that mode does not exist on my card.

Speaking of undocumented stuff, VMODE also has an undocumented "80M"
switch, which I guess sets 72Hz refresh at 1024x768.


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Subject: Re: Tseng-4000 1280x1024 & 1280 x 960 mode, Question + remarks
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