[DuoList] Duo 280c Graphics/Display Granularity

[Samual Acorn]

is there no hack to get the 280c to show 640x480x16bpp? (if it has
enough vram for it there -has- to be -something- that can be done in
software to force it into that mode)


On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 07:09:13 -0500, Tom and Lisa P
<gionpeters at comcast.net> wrote:
> >>
> >
> >Check to see what your color depth is.  256 colors can do this if
> >you have a picture up on the display (including a desktop picture).
> >Since you only have 256 colors to display and a picture can use a
> >lot more than 256 colors it has to share some colors making the
> >display grainy.  You can switch to thousands of colors but it will
> >limit the display to 640x400 instead of 640x480.
> >
> >The 2300c has more video memory so it can display thousands at full
> >resolution.
> >--
> >Clark Martin
> >Redwood City, CA, USA
> >Macintosh / Internet Consulting
> 
> The 2300c has the same amount of VRAM as the 280c.  I wish it had a
> little more to get 16 bit at 640x480.
> 
> Mad Dog
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