Re: > Re: SVGA PC on Apple IIGS

[sknkwrks@matt.cs.unlv.edu (Scott Alfter)]

In article <1994Jan27.164957.15908@iitmax.iit.edu> CRAFJAY@minna.acc.iit.edu (Jay Craft) writes:
>In <IhFIkzO00VR_AeeIwe@andrew.cmu.edu> "Seth writes:
>> Despite this, the problem with a new video card is the software
>> support.  Many _PROGRAMS_ are hard coded to expect certain resolutions
>> (including the Finder).
> 
>Doesn't the fact that JumboDesk works show that the desktop will
>support things outside it's normal "realm"?  I mean, even if 
>standard programs used a 640 X 200 section of the screen by
>default, windows could be resized easily (especially those that
>"remember" their screen position).  Since with Jumbodesk you could
>theoretically make a HUGE window (just not see it all at once).

Actually, I think a maximum window size is coded in someplace.  The
last time I tried making a huge window while JumboDesk was running, I
was stopped when I tried to exceed something that would've been about
the same size as the screen.

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