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  • From: <keesan2 AT cyberspace.org>
  • To: <baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [BL] Mozilla on a 486-66 with 16mb RAM
  • Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 14:42:45 -0400 (EDT)

On Thu, 8 May 2003 qwms-avib AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:

> keesan2 AT cyberspace.org wrote:
> >
> > svgalib/links219 only offered 256 at any resolution.
>
> If 256 colors is the limit, then this is set by links,
> not svgalib.

Does Links display more than 256 colors when run with the SVGA X server?

>
> > will the SVGA server handle even non-VESA cards (the type
> > that will do 24-bit with a Windows driver, such as some
> > Tseng ET4000)?
>
> The SVGA Xserver works with the Tseng ET3000 and the
> ordinary ET4000. For the ET4000/W32, you need to use
> a different Xserver: xw32.tgz. There is an explanation
> of this in /slakware/x1/diskx1 under xw32

The Tseng ET4000 cards that are non-VESA are all ISA and I doubt
ET4000/W32 is that old.

I will experiment with the SVGA X server, Links, and our collection of old
video cards.

>
> Cheers,
> Steven
>
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