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- System 7: Video Memory Allocation
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- Article Created: 13 December 1991
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- Article Change History
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- 08/25/92 - REVISED
- • To make clear that holding down the option key still has a
- role in the System 7 Monitors control panel.
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- TOPIC -----------------------------------------------------------
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- I recently upgraded my Macintosh IIci to system software version 7.0. Under
- version 6.0.X, when I wanted to change the memory allocation for the
- built-in video, I used this procedure:
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- 1) In the Control Panel, I selected the Monitors cdev.
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- 2) I pressed the Option key and clicked the "Options..." button.
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- A dialog box appeared, and in the bottom portion of the dialog box, labeled
- "Memory Allocation For Built-In Video", there were radio buttons for
- setting how much memory to allocate to video.
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- Is this still the correct method for System 7?
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- DISCUSSION ------------------------------------------------------
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- Under system software version 7.0, you no longer need to press the Option
- key. Just click the "Option..." button in the Monitors control panel to
- display the dialog box.
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- If you do hold down the Option key when clicking the "Option..." button in
- the Monitors control panel, you are presented with an option to "Use
- Special Gamma" for applications where accurate color representations are
- essential, or in situations where two differernt types of monitors are used
- whose colors must match.
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- Copyright 1991, 1992, Apple Computer, Inc.
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