Woody
Security Administrator
Localline.com
woody@localline.com
"NT IS secure, unless you remove the shrink wrap!"
On Thu, 14 May 1998, Phil's Kernel Account wrote:
> On Thu, 14 May 1998, Pat St. Jean wrote:
>
> #Riley,
> # I'd prefer this order since there are going to be the unforseen times
> #when the card may be capable of it but the monitor isn't. If we default
> #to plain vanilla text mode and do everything else as an option, the
> #suprises will be minimised.
> #> 1. Use a text only mode.
> #> 2. Can the video card support 640x480x16M? If so, use it.
> #> 3. Can the video card support 640x480x64K? If so, use it.
> #> 4. Can the video card support 640x480x256? If so, use it.
> #> 5. Can the video card support 320x200x256? If so, use it.
> #> 6. Can the video card support 640x480x16? If so, use it.
> #> 7. Can the video card support 320x200x16? If so, use it.
> #> 8. Does the card support graphics? If so, use the lowest mode it
> #> supports.
>
> Ah, hold it.
>
> Okay, first off. My stand is that we keep it as an OPTION.
>
> Second, this is the BEST way to scan it, IMO. There are VERY few monitors
> that can't do 640x480x256. And I don't know many people using a 14" VGA on
> a S3 ViRGE/DX. :)
>
> -Phil R. Jaenke (kernel@nls.net / prj@nls.net)
> TheGuyInCharge(tm), Ketyra Designs - We get paid to break stuff :)
> Linux pkrea.ketyra.INT 2.0.33 #15 Sat Apr 18 00:40:21 EDT 1998 i586
> Linux eiterra.nls.net 2.0.33 #15 Fri Apr 17 00:22:13 EDT 1998 i586
> - Linus says for 'brave people only.' I say 'keep a backup.' - :)
>
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