>> I know that someone had said they didn't know about the color support for
>> the internal card on a IIsi.  Is there anyone out there that knows for
>> sure?  From the sounds of the Readme on
>> ftp.macbsd.com/pub/NetBSD/X/colorkit that is will work on any QuickDraw
>> Supported card.  The internal moniter on the IIsi is an 8-bit QuickDraw
>> Card from what I know of because every bit of diagnostic software I run say
>> that QuickDraw is enabled and the internal monitor card runs 256 colors on
>> my 13" RGB Apple Monitor just fine.  Now is my diagnostic software
>> incorrect or am I reading things incorrectly.  If I am please let me know
>> because I'd rather just not use X if all I can use it with is monochrome.
>
>Onboard video on the IIsi _does_not_work_in_color_ at this time.  It's
>being worked on, though, so perhaps in the next month or so (if we're
>lucky ;-).  However, if you have a NuBus (or PDS-slot on the IIsi, I
>guess) based video card in you IIsi that supports 8-bit color, chances
>are that it will work using Taras' color video LKM module.
>
>As for _onboard_ video showing up as a card, I don't quite know why it
>would, especially considering the fact that it is RAM-based (i.e. video
>memory is mapped to the first bank of physical RAM, IIRC).
>
>I hope this helps some.
>
>Later.
>
>--
>Colin Wood                                      ender@is.rice.edu
>Consultant                                        Rice University
>Information Technology Services                       Houston, TX



Ok in that case I have a couple more questions.  1) What are the benefits
if any running monochrome X?  2) Is there any support for at least
greyscale X?  3) How much would an 8-bit Nubus/PDS video card cost?