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candyPunk
Full Member
USA
856 Posts |
 Posted - 14 Nov 2002 : 21:19:12
I've never owned a PB, so forgive my ignorance in this realm. It doesn't quite seem possible, but I thought I'd raise this idea that occurred to me. It may have been discussed before, too, but here it is. The 190 and 5300 have a lot in common, at least from the outside (I suppose the mobos differ in more than their processors, but maybe it's not a huge problem). Is there any way to yank the screen from a 5300 and swap it with the nice but limited 256 color display of the 190? Is the limitation on the 190 in the screen itself, the vram, or both? I don't suppose there's any way at all to add vram...?{ candyPunk }
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tmtomh
Junior Member
USA
172 Posts |
Posted - 14 Nov 2002 : 22:47:20
Can't say what kind of color depth you'll get, but AFAIK the 190 and 5300 screens are interchangeable, along with many of their other parts. In fact, I think one could stick a 5300 mobo in a 190 and everything would work.But don't take my word for it w/o verifying it elsewhere. No rank Permanent 68k roommates:
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