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Date:      Thu, 9 Jan 1997 11:58:45 -0800 (PST)
From:      Brian Beattie <beattie@stt3.com>
To:        Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>
Cc:        William Robertson <robr@wired.com>, Joe Kelly <joe@gaia.gol.com>, mobile@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD Laptop Question. 
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.95.970109115626.538E-100000@eris.stt3.com>
In-Reply-To: <199701091914.MAA07573@rocky.mt.sri.com>

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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 :-). 

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