Video board, Beta 2.1, Networking

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2 total messages Started by Fidel Villa fiv2 Fri, 25 Dec 1992 13:00

#841

Author: Fidel Villa fiv2
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 13:00

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Hi netters!

Please clarify : How does the 32-bit graphics engine work when you have 
a 16-bit video card? Are there any 32-bit video board around?

I have a NEC 4FG monitor (non-interlaced) but still acting like interlaced.
Is there such thing as interlaced video board? I have an AST 486/33 where
the video board is burned into the motherboard. Can I install another video
board without conflict?

How can I find out the memory of my video card? Are there any utilities
to do that? (I tried MSD.EXE but not in there.) I'm getting only 16 colors.

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If 300,000 of us will get the beta version 2.1 at $15 each IBM will earn
4.5 M! Are we getting a rebate for the real thing?

Can you install beta 2.1 over GA+SP or can you install in another partition?

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When I demonstrated OS/2 to my boss, he is 'terrified about my computer 
knowledge.' Suddenly I became an expert! Well, to scare me back, he wants 
me to set-up a 5-node network. I have read tcpstart.txt from hobbes and
os2v2-lan.ann from ibm. Any readable text around?

Re: Video board, Beta 2.1, Networking

#842

Author: Cott Lang
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 18:33

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In <1992Dec25.130018.7891@news.columbia.edu> Fidel Villa (fiv2@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu) writes:

>Please clarify : How does the 32-bit graphics engine work when you have 
>a 16-bit video card? Are there any 32-bit video board around?

The same way 32 bit serial drivers work on an 8 bit device.

>If 300,000 of us will get the beta version 2.1 at $15 each IBM will earn
>4.5 M! Are we getting a rebate for the real thing?

IBM will earn 4.5 million???   You mean it costs them NOTHING to produce
a CD, documentation, packaging, and mail it to you??   If they're lucky,
it won't cost them TOO much to beta test it this widely!

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