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- From: mjn@sbmiclr.cs.sunysb.edu (The Sixth Replicant)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: Questions: HPFS/Paradise
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.201653.1915@sbcs.sunysb.edu>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 20:16:53 GMT
- References: <0096723F.3B730C20@vms.csd.mu.edu> <1993Jan25.223615.21403@midway.uchicago.edu>
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- In article <1993Jan25.223615.21403@midway.uchicago.edu> sip1@midway.uchicago.edu writes:
- >In article <0096723F.3B730C20@vms.csd.mu.edu> 2609cowend@vms.csd.mu.edu writes:
- >>A few questions, these may be FAQs, if so, put me in my rightful place...
- >>1. What's the deal with the Western Digital drivers with my 1B card?
- >>Will SuperVGA still be a dream for me with the proper release of 2.1, or
- >>am I going to have to live with 16 colors until I get a new video card?
- >>Will there be a fix or special drivers on Hobbes?
- >
- >OS/2 2.1 will include 256 color drivers for all modes (640x480,
- >800x600, and 1024x768) for most SuperVGA adapters, including Western
- >Digital. (Notable exception: S3-based adapters, unless something
- >changes.) So, no, you won't have to go fishing for a driver. The
- >drivers will support seamless Windows, in fact.
-
- I think the poster may be referring to the fact that the 2.1b Western
- Digital (at least 640x480x256 512K) drivers don't work with the PVGA1B. The
- docs only mention PVGA1A boards. I, too, am wondering if these will work in
- the final 2.1 release.
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- Marc Neuberger mjn@sbcs.sunysb.edu
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