Microsoft KB Archive/85289

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VESA Video Standard Description

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Q85289

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 2.03, 2.1, 2.11, 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11

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SUMMARY
The VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association) video standard is a reference to a high resolution video display that may be named variously as Super VGA (SVGA), VGA-plus, VGA-1024, or extended VGA.

MORE INFORMATION
Each of the following resolutions and colors are supported under the VESA standard:

  Resolution      Color --     -

640 by 480     256 (same as VGA)

800 by 600     16

800 by 600     256

1024 by 768    16 (resolution same as 8514/A, fewer colors) If a specific resolution is not mentioned, the Super VGA mode refers to a resolution of 800 by 600 pixels.