>Roberto Safora wrote:

> I have a client who wants to use his video card on 800 x 600, 32 bits color.
> However he is using a CL5446 PCI, 2 MB. In win 95 the most I can see is
> color 24 bits. I dont understand why we can get 32 bit color, nor even in
> 640 x 480, if we have 2 MB.
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Is there such a thing as 32 bit color? This is new to me.
24 bit color provides 4 million colors and is more colors
than the human eye can distinguish.  While 4 million
colors is useful regardless of the limitations of the human
eye, what could 32 bit color be useful for?

I think your confusing 32 bit graphics with color.  Grapahics cards
can be 32, 64, or 128 bits, but this refers to the "chunks" their
on-board processors manipulate data, not the depth of the color
they provide at a given resolution.

I'm using a Diamond Stealth 2000 with 2 meg installed and it lists
24 bit truecolor at 800x600 resolution, the same as my 4 meg cards.
I think there is nothing wrong with your client's system.
Tom Turak

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