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Q85289: VESA Video Standard Description

Article: Q85289
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:2.x,3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 18-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 2.03, 2.1, 2.11, 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11 
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SUMMARY
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The VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association) video standard is a reference
to a high resolution video display that may be named variously as Super VGA
(SVGA), VGA-plus, VGA-1024, or extended VGA.

MORE INFORMATION
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Each of the following resolutions and colors are supported under the VESA
standard:

  Resolution      Color
  ----------      -----

  640 by 480      256 (same as VGA)

  800 by 600      16

  800 by 600      256

  1024 by 768     16 (resolution same as 8514/A, fewer colors)

If a specific resolution is not mentioned, the Super VGA mode refers to a
resolution of 800 by 600 pixels.

REFERENCES
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"The PC Configuration Handbook," Second Edition, John Woram, pgs. 461-62, Bantam
Books, 1990

For more information on VESA support, query on the following words in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  VESA and SVGAMODE= and WIN31

Additional query words: 2.03 2.10 2.11 3.00 3.00a 3.10 3.11

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Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin203 kbWin210 kbWin211 kbWin300 kbWin300a kbWin310 kbWin311
Version           : WINDOWS:2.x,3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11

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