From:	"Keith Stropus" <munkeyman AT usa DOT net>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	24bit color
Date:	Mon, 17 Aug 1998 19:19:09 -0700
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Hello!  I have a question.  I got a demo program the demonstrates how to use
VESA VBE.  I modified it to use 800x600x24.  The original program used
640x480x8, and used the rgb tables.  Now I cannot seem to figure out how the
heck to use the 24bit color.  No matter what I do, I can only access 256
colors at a time.  I have no experience in 24bit color programming.  I was
under the impression that 24bit color meant that you could display 16million
colors on the screen at once.  Can anyone tell me how to do this?  I would
really appreciate it.
thanks...

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