Does A/UX support 24-bit color?
Yes. There is one major caveat, that will hopefully be addressed in future versions. On startup, A/UX reinitializes all hardware drivers, including the video-drivers; as a result, most accelerated 24-bit cards (all third- party cards known to date, as well as Apple’s old 8*24 GC card) will be reinitialized to run in non-accelerated mode. You’ll still get 24-bit video, but depending on your hardware, it may be painfully slow. This could be solved by better driver support from the vendors of accelerated video cards. Certain vendors have been promising such support for awhile now. The best hardware to run A/UX with 24-bit video enabled are currently the Quadra 700, 900, and 950, whose internal video can be populated with enough VRAM to support 24-bit color (note that the Q800 cannot do this !). Performance is considered good under A/UX by many users. The following is a list of 24-bit cards that readers have reported work with A/UX from personal experience.
Yes. There is one major caveat, that will hopefully be addressed in future versions. On startup, A/UX reinitializes all hardware drivers, including the video-drivers; as a result, most accelerated 24-bit cards (all third- party cards known to date, as well as Apple’s old 8*24 GC card) will be reinitialized to run in non-accelerated mode. You’ll still get 24-bit video, but depending on your hardware, it may be painfully slow. This could be solved by better driver support from the vendors of accelerated video cards. Certain vendors have been promising such support for awhile now. The best hardware to run A/UX with 24-bit video enabled are currently the Quadra 700, 900, and 950, whose internal video can be populated with enough VRAM to support 24-bit color (note that the Q800 cannot do this !). Performance is considered good under A/UX by many users. The following is a list of 24-bit cards that readers have reported work with A/UX from personal experience. It is not a complete list; there
Yes. There is one major caveat, that will hopefully be addressed in future versions. On startup, A/UX reinitializes all hardware drivers, including the video-drivers; as a result, most accelerated 24-bit cards (all third-party cards known to date, as well as Apple’s old 8*24 GC card) will be reinitialized to run in non-accelerated mode. You’ll still get 24-bit video, but depending on your hardware, it may be painfully slow. This could be solved by better driver support from the vendors of accelerated video cards. Certain vendors have been promising such support for awhile now. The best hardware to run A/UX with 24-bit video enabled are currently the Quadra 700, 900, and 950, whose internal video can be populated with enough VRAM to support 24-bit color (note that the Q800 cannot do this !). Performance is considered good under A/UX by many users. The following is a list of 24-bit cards that readers have reported work with A/UX from personal experience. It is not a complete list; there
