Re: Local Bus Video Question

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From: Michael Angelo Relova
Date: Thu, 01 Oct 1992 02:09

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 >I'm wondering if in order to take full advanatge of a local bus video card,
application has to recognize that the data path to the card is
 >32 bits as opposed to 16, 8 bits.  Applications I'm talkinare
 >normal VGA or SVGA type of DOS apps.  I'm aware that regardless of the width

You should be getting a MUCH faster video rate... but to the answer to your question, your programs can't tell whether or not you have a local bus or not... I mean it may be able to detect it with a benchmark prog or something, but as far as other progs are concerne, it's just another VGa card

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From: t8c192@soph.cs.ubc.ca (Michael Angelo Relova)
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Subject: Re: Local Bus Video Question
Date: 30 Sep 1992 19:09:59 -0700
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