What do you mean by a slow 256 driver?

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From: Peter C. Bahrs
Date: Thu, 06 Dec 1990 23:50

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I am curious as to the recurring statement...'the new brand x windows 3.0
driver is slow in 256 mode...'.  Slow in window redraw?  Slower than
the 16 color version.

Is this a design flaw/weakness of win3.0?  Surely ms cannot suppose that the
market is satisfied with 16 colors!   Are there any card/monitor/256+ color
combinations that are not slow?

Just wondering; I am getting ready to invest in a 256 cabable setup.

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