Andy Ball wrote:
> Before I go out and blow a whole US$ 18 on some VRAM
SIMMs
> for my trusty Quadra 700, I thought to check whether X
was
> likely to work (I'm thinking of using it basically as
an X
> terminal).
>
> http://www.macbsd.com/macbsd/macbsd-docs/machine-status/
>
> ...suggests that it would only work in 1-bit
monochrome,
> but...
>
> http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/mac68k/faq/faq-9.html#ss9.14
>
> ...hints at a more colourful
possibility.
>
> Has anyone successfully used X in colour on the Quadra
700's
> internal video or via a NuBus card?
I'm running 16-bit X now on a Mystic CC. The A/UX FAQ,
backed up by
LowEndMac, indicates that Q700 internal video is capable of
24-bit video
(provided the VRAM of course). So I don't see why it
wouldn't work.
Tim
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