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Subject: Re: Running document -- RTEMS framebuffer interface specification
From: Erwin Rol
Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2000 04:49:51 +0100

Ron wrote:
> 
> Erwin Rol wrote:
> 
> > ...I also think that embeded system won't need mode switching in the first
> > place.
> > So in my opinion the "mode" of the display is part of the BSP, a design
> > time
> > decision. ...
> 
> We disagree-
> Actually for our needs here at GIPCO on the fly mode switching is a must.
> It comes down to the amount of on board video ram, the need to display
> hi res-low color depth user screens and true color jeg/bmp image files
> on the same device. Adding more video ram is unfortunately not an option.

Ok i was actualy only thinking about TEXT <-> GRAPHICS mode switching
but you have a very good point there. So on the fly changing should be
posible.

- Erwin

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