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+.. -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
+.. include:: HEADER.rst
+
+==========
+ Display.
+==========
+.. contents::
+
+Native display resolutions.
+===========================
+
+ 19" 4:3 SXGA 1280х1024
+ 20" 4:3 UXGA 1600x1200
+ 21" 4:3 UXGA 1600x1200
+ 22" 16:10 WUXGA 1920x1200
+ 24" 16:10 WUXGA 1920x1200
+ 26" 16:10 WUXGA 1920x1200
+ 30" 16:10 WQXGA 2560x1600
+
+PC display modes.
+=================
+
+VESA standards (SUPER VGA).
+---------------------------
+
+ 640x480 text & graphics (256-16M colors)
+ 800x600 text & graphics (16-16M colors)
+ 1024x768 text & graphics (16-16M colors)
+ 1280x1024 text & graphics (16-16M colors)
+
+IBM standards.
+--------------
+
+ MDA 720x350 text only, monochrome
+ CGA 320x200 text & graphics (4 colors)
+ EGA 640x350 text & graphics (16 colors)
+ MCGA 640x400 text; 320x200 graphics (256 cols)
+ VGA 720x400 text; 640x480 graphics (16 colors)
+ 8514 1024x768 text & graphics (256 colors)
+ XGA 1024x768 text & graphics (256 colors)
+
+Hercules standard.
+------------------
+
+ 720x348 text & graphics (monochrome)
+
+VESA modes.
+-----------
+
+ VESA BIOS Extension (VBE)
+ Super VGA modes defined by VESA
+
+ Mode no. Video
+ Dec. Hex Res. Colors RAM used
+ 256 100 640x400 256 250K
+ 257 101 640x480 256 300K
+
+ 258 102 800x600 16 234K
+ 259 103 800x600 256 469K
+
+ 260 104 1024x768 16 384K
+ 261 105 1024x768 256 768K
+
+ 262 106 1280x1024 16 640K
+ 263 107 1280x1024 256 1280K
+
+ 264 108 80x60 text 9.3K
+ 265 109 132x25 text 6.4K
+ 266 10A 132x43 text 11.1K
+ 267 10B 132x50 text 12.9K
+ 268 10C 132x60 text 15.5K
+
+ 269 10D 320x200 32K 125K
+ 270 10E 320x200 64K 125K
+ 271 10F 320x200 16M 188K
+
+ 272 110 640x480 32K 600K
+ 273 111 640x480 64K 600K
+ 274 112 640x480 16M 900K
+
+ 275 113 800x600 32K 938K
+ 276 114 800x600 64K 938K
+ 277 115 800x600 16M 1406K
+
+ 278 116 1024x768 32K 1536K
+ 279 117 1024x768 64K 1536K
+ 280 118 1024x768 16M 2304K
+
+ 281 119 1280x1024 32K 2560K
+ 282 11A 1280x1024 64K 2560K
+ 283 11B 1280x1024 16M 3840K
+
+ 81FF Special mode to save
+ and restore video RAM.
+
+
+Note: As of VBE 2.0, VESA no longer defines new modes by number. It provides a mechanism for defining the mode by resolution.
+
+ Number Pixel bits
+ colors R G B
+ 32K 5 5 5
+ 64K 5 6 5
+ 16M 8 8 8
+
+
+Earlier IBM modes.
+------------------
+
+ Mode
+ No. CGA
+ 0 320x200 40x25 txt 16 gray
+ 1 320x200 40x25 txt 16 colors
+ 2 640x200 80x25 txt 16 gray
+ 3 640x200 80x24 txt 16 colors
+ 4 320x200 graphics 4 colors
+ 5 320x200 graphics 4 gray
+ 6 640x200 graphics monochrome
+
+ EGA
+ 0 320x350 40x25 txt 16 gray
+ 1 320x350 40x25 txt 16 colors
+ 2 640x350 80x25 txt 16 gray
+ 3 640x350 80x25 txt 16 colors
+ 7 720x350 80x25 txt monochrome
+ 13 320x200 graphics 16 colors
+ 14 640x200 graphics 16 colors
+ 15 640x350 graphics monochrome
+ 16 640x350 graphics 16 colors
+
+ MCGA
+ 0 320x400 40x25 txt 16 gray
+ 1 320x400 40x25 txt 16 colors
+ 2 640x400 80x25 txt 16 gray
+ 3 640x400 80x25 txt 16 colors
+ 17 640x480 graphics monochrome
+ 19 320x200 graphics 256 colors
+
+ VGA
+ 0 360x400 40x25 txt 16 gray
+ 1 360x400 40x25 txt 16 colors
+ 2 720x400 80x25 txt 16 gray
+ 3 720x400 80x25 txt 16 colors
+ 7 720x400 80x25 txt monochrome
+ 18 640x480 graphics 16 colors
+
+ XGA
+ 640x480 graphics 256 colors
+ 640x480 graphics 64K colors
+ 1024x768 graphics 256 colors
+
+