[comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware] 64k colors? can it be?

bbb@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (05/02/91)

Dear Net-ers:

Earlier this week got my Orchid PRO-
DESIGNER-II (Along with a Sony-1304--
GREAT COMBO) and just today got my  
Tseng Lab Inc. (TLI)  ET-4000 controller 
data book.

While checking out the specs on the 
4000-chip, my eyes bugged as I saw that 
it is (in theory anyway)  capable of 
producing 65535 colors on screen using 2 
bytes to produce a  pixel.

Unfortunately there is little additional 
information in the TLI manual. (at least 
as far as I can decipher.)  Sooooo, the 
question. Can any of you graphic gurus 
out there give me any help on using this 
'mode' of the chip?  

IT IS NOT one of the standard INT-10 
functions, and I'm assuming I'll have to 
'poke' it in my self.  Will the Pro-II 
even allow it work? Is it too much 
trouble to dink with?   E-Mail welcome.  
Thanks in advance.  
BB