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Re: Codeview with 8514/a

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From: HAMANN Gilbert Ewald
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 1992 01:04
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In article <1992Apr4.222430.2181@twisto.eng.hou.compaq.com> gregj@kong.eng.hou.compaq.com (Greg Judkins) writes:
>Are you running the 8514/a display driver?  This only works if Windows is
>in a non-VGA mode.  By the way this works with most video boards that have
>their own video memory.
>

Thanks Greg.
We forgot to do the obvious, run Windows in the 8514/a mode.
It works great now...such freedom!

It also seems to work with on-board XGA and the 8514/a card.  The 
PS/2 complains with 3 loud beeps on startup, but everything seems
to work.

Gil
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