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- From: samiam@netcom.com (Scott Moore)
- Subject: Re: Why not standard VESA
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.063935.11089@netcom.com>
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
- References: <29627.1088.uupcb@satalink.com> <92356.144007BJT105@psuvm.psu.edu>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 06:39:35 GMT
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- <BJT105@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
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- >The two seperate issues with VESA are:
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- >1. Can OS/2 provide virtual VESA services to DOS apps?
- >2. Can OS/2 use VESA real-mode calls to implement a PM driver or BVHSVGA?
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- >The answer to #1 is yes, as Bert Tyler points out. It hasn't been done yet,
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- Correction: Mr. Tyler said it COULD NOT be done. I stated that it can.
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