From: "Vadim Pokotilov" <vpoko AT earthlink DOT net>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: GRX question
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 15:40:53 -0500
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Actually, 16 bit color gives you a little over 65,000 colors. For colors
past the millions you need 24 bit color.

Kagenin wrote in message <36CCC1EB DOT 2F4A61A5 AT devnull DOT com>...
>Are you sure that it's 16 color and not 16 *bit* color (which counts
>into the Millions)?
>
>Kagenin
>
>"Mariano Alvarez Fernández" wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>>   I have begun playing with GRX and I think it's a good library. I have
>> found two minor problems:
>>
>>   1- My video car is a S3 Trio 64, and using de S3 or the VESA driver I
>> can't start the 800*600 16 colors mode (even with modetest program). No
>> problem in other modes like 800*600 256 colors.
>>
>>   2- I have noticed the 16 colors modes are very slow, however the 256
>> colors modes are really fast. Are there any reason?
>>
>> Regards, M.Alvarez
>
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