mmartin@gssc.UUCP (Matt Martin) (06/18/91)
I am hoping that someone can point me in the right direction. The question is WHAT IS VESA! All I know is that it is somekind of standard for Hi-Rez boards and or Monitors? Something like if the board is VESA compliant you can run a tsr and get around the fact that your software doesn't directly support 1024x768 mode? Where can I get this tsr and or an information package? Who's standard is it? Any information or direction would be greatly appreciated. mmartin@gssc.gss.com
scottw@ico.isc.com (Scott Wiesner) (06/18/91)
VESA is the Video Electronics Standards Association. It is made up of companies that develop hardware and software that display information on a screen. Virtually every "big name" company (IBM, C&T, Autodesk, NEC, TI, Tseng, Trident, etc) is a VESA member. One of their standards is a Super VGA BIOS extension that defines common mode numbers for most of the resolutions we're likely to see in the near future. A piece of software that supports VESA modes need only know one mode number for something like 1024x768 with 16 colors non-interlaced. Most VGA board makers support the VESA modes through a TSR. VESA has other standards defined and still more in the works. You can contact VESA at: VESA 1330 South Bascom Ave, Suite D San Jose, CA 95128 (408) 971-7525 Also, please feel free to contact me for more information. Scott Wiesner Interactive Systems VESA Member