Date:	Wed, 4 Mar 92 13:16:43 EST
From:	Nefaratu the Boutellian <boutell AT freezer DOT cns DOT udel DOT edu>
To:	djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Subject:	Re: Request
Status:	O

 
> my 2 cents:
>   how 'bout releasing 1.06 as soon as gcc2.0 if fully ported! since you're
> working with people who have 386+, chances are they also have VGA minimum.
> if not, release 16-color grfx as part of a "functional group" from # 2.
> --kyle
> 

As you are pointing out, folks have VGA minimum - but not *Super* VGA, which
they need in order to display anything better than "game mode" 320x200 with
256 colors! The 640x480 VGA mode, which allows for 80-column text with graph-
ics, has only 16 colors. This is why a 16-color library is needed.

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