Re: Is there a VGA version of doom?

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From: jo... King Tutankhamun
Date: Sat, 14 May 1994 15:13

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Joseph Chew (tyj_...@kurtz.eee.utas.edu.au) wrote:

: : What about the 640*400*256 mode? or how bout the 320*400*256 mode?
: : Actually, doom is a MCGA game, not vga. Yeah i know, big deal. But the 
: : oficial name for the 320*200*256 modem has always been MCGA. VGA usually 
: : meant 640*480*16.

That is incorrect.  MCGA is actually a IBM PCjr video mode that is compatible
with the 320x200x256 VGA MODE.  Most PCjr's only had 64k VGA which prevented
them from utilizing most color VGA modes.  The only 640x480 mode that the jr
had was 1 bit-per-pixel.

Dr. John A. Matzen
Professor of Anthropology

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