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peterg@ptree32.com.au writes:
 > framebuffer 8-bit mode. I'm a bit out of my depth here, 
 > but I think that the onboard ROMs on VGA cards set up the
 > legacy VGA mode - I don't think they power-up that way.

FWIW, alphas have a mini 80286 emulator in the SRM console
specifically to run the x86 code in these ROMs.

Drew