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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

> > I tried it at the default Xvesa resolution and colors
> > (640x480x4, I think) and it would not load.
>
> AbiWord seems to require 8bit color or better (I don't
> know why).
>
> > I would prefer this to work in 1-bit color.
>
> Me too.  Netscape 3.04 had the same restriction until I found
> a work-around.  Hopefully, somebody will find a work-around
> for AbiWord.  Please let me know if you do.
Steven

I looked at the system requirements for Abiword.  Pentium preferred but 
not required.  16MB RAM.  No mention of needing 15-bit or more color.  So 
I wrote the author asking if he could support 4-bit or 1-bit color.
It is available also for Win95B.

Why does a wordprocessor need 16MB RAM?  Steven, have you tried it with 
less RAM?  I may experiment (mem=12MB when using loadlin?).  The laptop 
computer I was going to use with BL3 (and possibly Abiword if it can be 
made to work with fewer colors) has 12MB RAM.
Sindi