Subject: Re: how far has the sb3 work come?
To: der Mouse <mouse@Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>
From: Eduardo E. Horvath <eeh@one-o.com>
List: port-sparc
Date: 11/27/1999 12:34:49
> 1280x1024?  Most Sun framebuffers - at least the ones I've seen - max
> out at 1152x900.  I've got a bwtwo that supports 1600x1280, and I hear
> colour exists at that resolution but have never seen it personally (the
> monitor would surely be mucho $$$, if nothing else).  I've seen a
> framebuffer run at 1024x768, and have seen indications that some do
> 1024x1024.  I don't think I've ever seen or heard of a Sun framebuffer
> running 1280x1024, though.

The new UPA based framebuffers support 1280x1024, and can be placed in that
mode through setting an OBP entry.  But they're limited to working on UPA
machines.

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Eduardo Horvath				eeh@one-o.com
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