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Article #13808Re: 16 / 256
From: Brian K. W. Hook
Date: Fri, 05 Apr 1991 17:50
Date: Fri, 05 Apr 1991 17:50
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In article <12323@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu> newsham@wiliki.UUCP (Timothy Newsham) writes: |>>what does it mean when a vga / super vga graphics card is referred to |>>as "16/256" |> |>It mean 16 bits and 256K RAM (on the video card), which is another way of |>saying standard VGA. A Super VGA would be 16/512, which is 16 bits and |>512K RAM on the card. This not necessarily true. With most ads, they list stats as: Resolution Colors Memory Required 640x480 16/256 256/512 800x600 16/256 256/512 1024x768 16/256 512/1024 The 16/256 means that that mode will support 16 or 256 colors. Brian
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!rex!uflorida!reef.cis.ufl.edu!jdb From: jdb@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Brian K. W. Hook) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: 16 / 256 Message-ID: <27846@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> Date: 5 Apr 91 17:50:28 GMT References: <14215@hacgate.UUCP> <12323@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu> Sender: news@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU Distribution: na Organization: UF CIS Dept. Lines: 19