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Yong Beng Ong wrote:
> 
> I need to confirm one thing..is the VGA16 you mention 
> the one included in the documentation on the website???

Yes, it installs the xvg16.tgz package (the VGA16 Xserver).

> it works...but the color of the display is rather low...
> guess it's only 16 color or 256

Generic VGA is limited to 16 colors.

> ...any other way to make the resolution higher???
> at least 8 bit???

The only way is to use an Xserver with higher resolution.
These are designed for specific video cards.  Unfortunately
your video card (i810) is not supported by the high-res 
Xservers in Slackware 7.1.  

Cheers,
Steven