On Thu, Nov 16, 2000 at 09:39:19AM -0800, Stuart Nicholson wrote:
> Have a look at the hardware comparison matrix on the Palm site that Gary
> mentions.
>
> The ability to display 16 shades of gray is dictated by the Dragonball
> processor in the device and to some extent by the PalmOS.
>
> If the device is running a DragonBall EZ processor you CAN display 16
> shades of gray (although this depends on the OS, 3.3 or better supports
> it fully, prior to PalmOS 3.3 you'll have to hack the hardware registers
> and modify screen memory directly because the OS is a bit brain dead
> regarding this mode).
Or (if possible) have the user upgrade to 3.3 (or 3.5)
> If the device is running a DragonBall processor (as the Palm III is) you
> can only display 4 shades of gray (and b&w naturally :)). Not sure about
> the V (EZ I think?) or VII (non-EZ? don't know).
V and Vx are EZ.
VII (original) was a 328 Dragonball, but some later models may be EZ
(I haven't seen one).
The VIIx is an EZ.
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