Peter Lane-Collett wrote to Robert Bashe on 01.Nov 1996:
RB> Can anybody point me to a BBS where I might be able to obtain an S3 chip 
RB> (ideally S3 Trios64+) graphics card driver for WP5.1 (or 5.1+)?
RB> At the moment, I'm using a mix of VGA for the text display and Cirrus 
Logic 
RB> for the graphics display, but that is naturally far from ideal.
PL> Why can't you use a standard VGA setting for the display of both?
Because I want to use a higher resolution than VGA for the graphics display. 
A 600x800 display (or even higher) improves the readability of small print in 
preview mode enormously. In text mode I use standard VGA, however, since 
that's easiest on the eyes.
PL> Is there something strange with your hardware?
Not that I'm aware. I've used different resolutions for the text and graphics 
modes for many years (up to now with Cirrus Logic chip-based cards) and have 
always found the results quite good. Only thing that surprises me now is that 
the Cirrus driver apparently works (at least reasonably well) with the 
present card, although this one is based on a different chip. However, I'd 
prefer to use a proper Trios64+ driver if I can locate one. Up to now I 
haven't been successful in Germany.
PL> As you're using an S3 Trios64+ is your card a Diamond?
No, just a no-name with the Trios64+ chip. I assume any driver that supports 
this chip will work properly... at least that's been my experience using a 
generic Cirrus driver with various Cirrus cards.
PL> I have installed WP5.1 on machines with COmpaq, Tseng, Cirrus and
PL> Trident chips and it has always required a single setting for each.
PL> ... or am I missing something here?
Possibly. You can, of course, use VGA for both the text and graphics modes, 
but if you do, you'll find it hard or impossible to read fine print (anything 
below about 8-10 points) on the graphics display. At higher graphics 
resolutions, even the fine print is crisp and easily readable.
Cheers, Bob
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