2003-01-28 14:59:04

by Raphael Schmid

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Subject: AW: Bootscreen

> Lots of systems cannot do 800x600 or 1024x768. Some of them cannot
> do 640x480 very well but 640x480 is safe except for weird kit because
> of the VGA mode support.
Again feeling a little uneducated here. What's "Wierd Kit"?
Besides that, thanks for your agreement ;-)




2003-01-28 15:43:36

by Stephen Wille Padnos

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Subject: Re: AW: Bootscreen

You need an English to English translation dictionary :)

"Kit" in British English means "equipment" or "stuff", so "weird kit" is
"strange equipment".

(It can also mean sleep, and a number of other things, from violins to
clothing.)
- Steve

Raphael Schmid wrote:

>>Lots of systems cannot do 800x600 or 1024x768. Some of them cannot
>>do 640x480 very well but 640x480 is safe except for weird kit because
>>of the VGA mode support.
>>
>>
>Again feeling a little uneducated here. What's "Wierd Kit"?
>Besides that, thanks for your agreement ;-)
>
>

2003-01-28 16:01:58

by Alan

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Subject: Re: AW: Bootscreen

On Tue, 2003-01-28 at 14:58, Raphael Schmid wrote:
> > Lots of systems cannot do 800x600 or 1024x768. Some of them cannot
> > do 640x480 very well but 640x480 is safe except for weird kit because
> > of the VGA mode support.
> Again feeling a little uneducated here. What's "Wierd Kit"?

No idea, but wEIrd kit is real English for "unusual hardware"