From owner-freebsd-mobile Thu Jan 9 11:59:15 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) id LAA18471 for mobile-outgoing; Thu, 9 Jan 1997 11:59:15 -0800 (PST) Received: from stt3.com (stt3.com [198.107.49.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA18461 for ; Thu, 9 Jan 1997 11:59:12 -0800 (PST) Received: from eris.stt3.com(really [192.168.0.101]) by stt3.com via sendmail with smtp id for ; Thu, 9 Jan 1997 11:59:47 -0800 (PST) (Smail-3.2 1996-Jul-4 #2 built 1996-Sep-2) Date: Thu, 9 Jan 1997 11:58:45 -0800 (PST) From: Brian Beattie To: Nate Williams cc: William Robertson , Joe Kelly , mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD Laptop Question. In-Reply-To: <199701091914.MAA07573@rocky.mt.sri.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Thu, 9 Jan 1997, Nate Williams wrote: > William Robertson writes: > > > > I've heard good things about the Hi-Note, but I don't think I'll get to > > install FreeBSD on my boss's 560. However, if it runs the 560 would be > > a *really* nice box. It's pretty sweet. > > > > it installs and runs on the 560. xfree86 3.2 runs with a bit o > > tweeking, but only does 8-bit colour (please contact me if you can do > > better :-). > > Can the 560 do 800x600? Also, I don't know of any X servers that can > go better than 8-bit with the LCD screens, even though under Windows 3.1 > I can do 16-bit color on my older 755CX. > > > Nate > I was doing 16bit color on my Terca 730 but changes to 8bit becuase of the speed. The Tecra uses the C&T 165550 which is supported by XFree86 3.2. This all assumes that the software was not lying :-). Brian Beattie +1.503.690.1570 x6116 Dynamics Research Corporation 19545 NW Von Neumann Dr FAX 690.1569 Beaverton, OR 97006-6998 beattie@stt3.com "I am Pentium of the Borg. Division is futile. you will be approximated!"