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On Sun, 28 Jul 1996, epbrown wrote:
> On Sun, 28 Jul 1996 10:47:18 -0700, you wrote:
>
> >Does the 701 even support multiple resolutions?
> >
> Actually, yes it does. The 701 C&T chipset supports 640x480,
> 800x600, and 1024x768 (though te 2nd only supports 256 colors, and the
> last 16, I believe). If you're using 3.1 IBM has a nice utility for
> changing these on its web site; look for the Video Features diskette.
Not only that, it supports a different resolution on the screen
than on the LCD. I discovered this while playing with the Win3.1
that came preinstalled. I started Windows at 800x600 on an external
monitor. I got curious what would happen if I switched to the LCD
so I did, and got a 640x480 viewport onto a virtual 800x600 desktop
("push" the mouse pointer "past" an edge to scroll the viewport
around the desktop). Then I got curious what would happen if I
switched to simultaneous display. 800x600 on the monitor, 640x480
viewport onto 800x600 on the LCD. Cool! :)
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