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Hello,

> Is it possible to use nonstandard bit depths in X11 in general, and 
> the mac68k color X server specifically?  I've got machines with 512kB 
> VRAM, which should theoretically support 640x480x13, if 13-bit color 
> is possible.  I've always wondered if the restrictions to 4-, 8-, 16-, 
> 24-, and 32-bit depths was arbitrary or some limitation inherent in an 
> algorithm used somewhere.  It would be kind of neat to squeeze more 
> color out of the machine than was capable with the MacOS.
I don't think any Macintosh graphics hardware could display odd colour 
depths - the only one I know which can do this is the Amiga - it can do 
anything between 1 and 6 resp. 8 bit. X11 shouldn't really have a 
problem with this - the graphics board in my HP9000/345 does 6bit 
colour ( but nothing else ), some programs found it odd to find 64 
colour cells though.

have fun
Michael
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