Hello Mark,

Friday, October 08, 1999, 10:33:10 PM, you wrote:

MR> ...VGA was initially 640x480 pixels with 16 colors, but non-IBM
MR> vendors quickly boosted resolution and colors to so-called "Super
MR> VGA," which was later standardized by VESA. All VGA display
MR> adapters today start at 256 colors.

This is true, however original VGA only had 256 colors in 320*200
mode. Other 256 color modes, like 320*240 and 320*400, were not
standartized but were used sometimes, mostly in games.

MR> SVGA =(Super VGA)  A screen resolution of 800x600 pixels. Third-party
MR> vendors extended IBM's VGA display standard and were the first to use the
MR> term.  SVGA has also referred to 1024x768 resolutions.
And 640*480*(256+ colors).

>>Would someone explain the different video standards (VGA, SVGA, XGA & etc)
>>in terms of screen resolution and color depth
>>
>>Jordan Freedman

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