Re: [NTLK] color lcd for mp2x00

From: Jeffrey McMurtrie (jeffrey.mcmurtrie_at_rogers.com)
Date: Tue Mar 02 2004 - 15:50:44 PST

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Well... would it be possible to add a PCB board with a chipset which
would replace the Voyager chipset? My guess is no, but hey, it'd be
great if it were possible!

-Jeffrey

> You can't. OS 2.1 has the hooks to support color but the Voyager
> chipset
> does not. To quote page 1-8 (PDF page 4) of the N2 Platform Overview:

[Snip]

> So, at the hardware level, only 4 bits (or 16 greys) of colorspace are
> available. Bummer.

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