Subject: Re: decent graphics on a quadra 700?
To: Adrian Rollett <acrollet@andrew.cmu.edu>
From: Christopher P. Gill <cpg@scs.howard.edu>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 06/09/1999 17:36:24
On Wed, 9 Jun 1999, Adrian Rollett wrote:

> Here's my questions - will netbsd currently support internal video @8-bit
> color? cause if so, i would be happy to run at 1152 - otherwise, do I need
> to get a card, and where can I even get a nubus graphics card for a decent
> (100 or less...) price?

I've got NetBSD 1.4 running on my Quadra 800, using 8-bit internal video,
supported by the alternate Xmac68k (Xmac68k_color), which I don't think
supports higher bit depths.  I'm using my small monitor with it - 640x480. 
I'm not sure if that means the Q700 will also work. 

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