Subject: Re: Frame-buffer consoles -- discussion
To: David Brownlee <abs@netbsd.org>
From: Jason R Thorpe <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 08/19/2002 09:02:01
On Mon, Aug 19, 2002 at 11:34:58AM +0100, David Brownlee wrote:

 > 	Just to try to throw a small nut adjusting tool into the mix:
 > 	On some pmax hardware a 1 bit display can use one byte per pixel
 > 	(I believe to remain somewhat compatible with the 8bit displays)
 > 	I don't know if other hardware plays similar (or more painful) games.

Those are an 8bpp display, with RI_FORCEMONO and a funky colormap :-)

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        -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>