Re: TurboRez update

[jlee@ics.uci.edu (Orion Pax)]

Fred William Peterson (fredp@cs.utexas.edu) wrote:
: In article <2le4i6$p63@nuscc.nus.sg>,
: Lim Thye Chean <ltchean@iss.nus.sg> wrote:
: >From Bill directly:
: >
: >  A quick feature note: TR will support multiple image planes. With the
: >initial 512K of ram, it can offer two planes of 320 by 256 colors, or a
: >single plane of 640 by 256 colors, or a combination of 640 by 16 colors along
: >with a plane of 320 by 256 colors.

: What does he mean by "image planes"?  Is this analogous to multiple hires 
: pages, thus allowing page swapping?  If so, how will this be visually better 
: than using a single page while turning shadowing on and off?