On Sat, May 27, 2000 at 09:54:04PM +0200, Marcus Sundberg wrote:
> > If someone would use VESAfb 640x480, but my applications need 800x600,
> > the program won't run :(
>
> ...if your application can't run in any resolution or bitdepth it
> is not machine independent.
You have to assume a minimum supported resolution, especially for games
and the like where speed of your routines matters. Still, it seems that
any hardware capible of running a modern game should be able to do 640x480
resolution. You could also support truly ancient hardware and support
320x200 or 240, but then KGI drivers such as the ones for Matrox cards
don't even work at that resolution last I used them. =p
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