[comp.windows.misc] 256 colors in MS-Windows 3.0

ddennis@isis.cs.du.edu (Dave Dennis) (06/27/91)

 I am having problems getting 256 colors with MS windows 3.0 with their
standard VGA driver... I seem to get all of them with Compushow, Picem, etc
but not with Windows!  I have an HP D1180a VGA card and HP D1182a monitor
that should support the 256.  Any guesses on what driver I could use ino
Windows in the sys.ini file to get all the colors?  Right now, any .bmp
or .pcx that I bring up "fuzzes" out at 16 colors.  I have tried their
Video 7 driver and the IBM 8514/a one with no luck.  HP and Microsoft haven't
been any help either!

Thanks
 
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afdenis@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov (Stephen Dennison) (06/27/91)

In article <1991Jun26.232958.25938@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>, ddennis@isis.cs.du.edu (Dave Dennis) writes...
> 
> I am having problems getting 256 colors with MS windows 3.0 with their
>standard VGA driver... I seem to get all of them with Compushow, Picem, etc
>but not with Windows!  I have an HP D1180a VGA card and HP D1182a monitor
>that should support the 256.  Any guesses on what driver I could use ino
>Windows in the sys.ini file to get all the colors?  Right now, any .bmp
>or .pcx that I bring up "fuzzes" out at 16 colors.  I have tried their
>Video 7 driver and the IBM 8514/a one with no luck.  HP and Microsoft haven't
>been any help either!
> 
>Thanks

Do you know what VGA Chipset the HP card uses ? If it uses the TSENG LABS 
3000 or 4000 there are ORCHID Prodesigner drivers that should work. The 
PARADISE chip set also has a ton of drivers written for it. Let me know 
what you have.

Stephen Dennison
       "My life is a sine wave. Now, if I could just get the damned 
        amplitude down..."                         Stephen Dennison 

speedy@vax.oxford.ac.uk (06/28/91)

In article <1991Jun27.134224.16474@eagle.lerc.nasa.gov>, afdenis@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov (Stephen Dennison) writes:
> In article <1991Jun26.232958.25938@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>, ddennis@isis.cs.du.edu (Dave Dennis) writes...
>> 
>> I am having problems getting 256 colors with MS windows 3.0 with their
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Does anyone know of a VGA 256 color driver for MS Windows 3.0 for the chips
and Tech 82C451?

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