On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 17:03:55 -0300, htravis{at}attglobal.net wrote:

>1. Can someone offer a correct calculation of how much memory is
>needed for say 1280 x yyyy with True Color, and 8 virtual screens, and
>capability to watch DVDs?

Generally the answer is 1280 x 1024 x 4 (32-bit) x 2 (double page) =
10M, rounded up to 16M. Unsure if DVD and virtual screens can make any
more extensive use for video RAM. For an off-screen buffer (a scrollable
virtual screen), those 10M should be definitely multiplied again by a
certain factor.

>2. The OS/2 video model required double the memory of the Wintnedo
>model long ago. Still true? [No flames, please, if the answer to 1 is
>8 meg, $2 worth of difference (or $20) isn't going to hurt anyone
>reading this.)]

I would hardly expect any problems with a 16-meg G450 (aren't 16M the
absolute minimum for G450?), and the rule you mention seems to be
reduced into an exception today - just noticed that newer SNAPs leave me
with a 800x600 screen instead of 1024x768 in 32-bit mode on a Trident
9397 (4M RAM).




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