> Yes, it can be extended to support all graphics modes (except mode X
> :-).  But, how useful will it be?  The VESA 800x600 raster text mode
> was a kludge for some laptop systems, so it was justifiable.  But, how
> about others?  1024x768 mode can contain only 128 columns if we are to
> use 8-dot wide font.  This is not as good as 132 column text modes
> provided by VESA.

It's better than the 80 column text mode that is the best supported by 
many new VESA biossen.  It'd also be good for the TGA console.

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