The following chart lists all of the display modes that are available
under Release 2 of the Amiga operating system, as well as those available
under previous releases of the OS.


    15 kHz Amiga            Default Resolution     Maximum   Supports
    Display Modes             NTSC      PAL        Colors    HAM/EHB
    -------------             ----      ---        -------   --------
    Lores                   320x200   320x256    32 of 4096    Yes
    Lores-Interlaced        320x400   320x512    32 of 4096    Yes
    Hires                   640x200   640x256    16 of 4096    No
    Hires-Interlaced        640x400   640x512    16 of 4096    No
    SuperHires*             1280x200  1280x256   4 out of 64   No
    SuperHires-Interlaced*  1280x400  1280x512   4 out of 64   No

    *Requires both Release 2 and ECS.


    31 kHz Amiga               Default         Maximum       Supports
    Display Modes*            Resolution       Colors        HAM/EHB
    --------------            ----------       -------       --------
    VGA-ExtraLores             160x480      32 out of 4096     Yes
    VGA-ExtraLores-Interlace   160x960      32 out of 4096     Yes
    VGA-Lores                  320x480      16 out of 4096     No
    VGA-Lores-Interlace        320x960      16 out of 4096     No
    Productivity               640x480      4 out of 64        No
    Productivity-Interlace     640x960      4 out of 64        No

    *31 kHz modes require Release 2, ECS and either a bi-scan or
    multi-scan monitor.


      A2024*         Default Resolution             Maximum
   Display Modes      NTSC         PAL              Colors
   -------------      ----         ---              -------
    A2024-10Hz      1008x800    1008x1024     4 out of 4 grey levels
    A2024-15Hz      1008x800    1008x1024     4 out of 4 grey levels

    *A2024 modes require special hardware and either Release 2 or
    special software available from the monitor's manufacturer.

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