Re: ModeY vs 13h

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From: Khan
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1992 13:49

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In article <1992Aug7.094432.57938@cc.usu.edu> sl8nl@cc.usu.edu writes:
>> a point of terminology.. are the bitplanes 0-3 or 1-4?  or does it
>> matter?
>
>Michael Abrash numbers them 0-3.  Maybe we ought to stay with an "authority"
>on the subject.

The VGA hardware numbers them 1, 2, 4, and 8.(*) I'd say that was the
ultimate authority. ;-)

(*) These are the numbers you put into the low order nibble of the Map
Register in order to select each bitplane.

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