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Re: Video Mode & Win3.1

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From: Alessandro Bottonelli
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 07:30
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krg2@po.CWRU.Edu (Kevin R. Glazier) writes:


>I have a Z-386/20.  My monitor is a ZCM-1492.  My video board is a
>Z-549 with 512K on the video card.  I recently upgraded to Windows
>3.1.  

>Question:  Can I run Windows3.1 in 640x480x256 colors? 

>I've tried everything I can think of, but I always end up with 16 lousy
>colors.  I got ET3000.ZIP from cica.cica, but that doesn't work.  I get
>lots of pretty vertical lines, and no recognizable Windows.  Is the 
>Z-549 limited to 16 colors in Windows?  I can display .GIF pictures
>in 640x480x256 so I know it works.

>I upgraded Windows through Microsoft, not Zenith.  Can I contact Zenith
>Tech Support for an updated driver?  Does such a beast exist?  Are you 
>tired of my questions yet?  :-) 

>Any and all help will be greatly appreciated.  You can post or e-mail.

I'd love an answer to these questions myself. Please post them (if any).

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From: abottone@cass.ma02.bull.com (Alessandro Bottonelli)
Subject: Re: Video Mode & Win3.1
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