>>I'm wondering then if this is reliant on the System version. The only >>PowerMacs currently in my possession are currently running 9.1 and >>10.1, neither of which support 16 colours. I think 8.1 doeas on my >>840av but is that the OS or the machine? > >May well be some of both. I seem to remember when I got my first Mac, an >LCIII, it was running 7.1 and had the option of 640x400. Later on I upped >it to 7.5.5 and lost that option. Now, this was when I was a Mac newbie so >I may have done something else... > >Likewise when I got my 6500 more recently, it came with 7.5.5 and did have >the 16 color option, but now at 8.6 it doesn't...
Holding down the Option key whilst displaying available configurations fills in the gaps on some models/OSs. My 'work' beige G3/9.2.2 won't offer less than 640*480*256. hth -- Take care ..... Brian -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
