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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
+
+