[Oberon] video mode in Aos.

[jan verhoeven]

Op Wednesday 01 June 2005 22:35 schreef shark at gulfnet.sd64.bc.ca:

 > AosSetup.Text discusses "... VESA 2.0 VBE mode ..."
 >
 > I have an ASUS SP97-V board.  With Internet Explorer
 > and possibly other "browsers", the pdf manual can be
 > found at http://www.asus.com/ and at http://www.asus.com.tw/.
 >
 > On page 71 I see mode 37, type APA, 1024x768, 16 colors ... .
 > On page 72 is mode 37i, 1024x768, 16 colors 87 frames/s ...
 > and 37n, 1024x768, 16 colors 60 frames/s ... .
 > Footnotes explain that APA is All Points Addressable
 > (Graphics), i is interlaced and n is non-interlaced.
 > About 90 modes are listed.
 >
 > Can any of the modes *be used with Aos?
 > Should I forget it and install a PCI video card?

I run Oberon and BlueBottle on a machine with an Asus P5-99VM board which 
also has onboard VGA. It runs fine at 1024x768 but I use VESA mode 1.

-- 
Met vriendelijke groeten

Jan Verhoeven
http://fruttenboel.verhoeven272.nl