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Re: VESA VBE Support
« on: February 12, 2003, 12:35:10 AM »
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peroxidechicken wrote:
Not unless the ppc gets cancer and starts executing x86 instructions.  

 ;-)


Actually, it might be possible, the VESA VBE compatible video BIOS is written in x86 too, and they're planning on implementing an x86 mini-emulator to be able to use the x86 video BIOS thus preventing AOS4 users from having to have custom video cards manufactured. (Like is required for the Mac crowd)

Who knows? Can video BIOS calls be in x86 as well as the video BIOS itself? Would have to be a function of the emulater, you might have to ask Hyperion about their BIOS.

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