DISPLAYTYPE(1A)   MISC. REFERENCE MANUAL PAGES    DISPLAYTYPE(1A)



NAME
     displaytype, pal, ntsc - inquire about Amiga display type

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/amiga/bin/displaytype
     /usr/amiga/bin/pal
     /usr/amiga/bin/ntsc
     /usr/amiga/bin/ecs

DESCRIPTION
     displaytype prints  to  standard  output  the  `displaytype'
     parameter  used  by the kernel.  The value is printed in hex
     with "0x" prefixed.  Bit 0 of the value, when set, indicates
     that  the  video output is in NTSC format.  Bit 1, when set,
     indicates PAL format.  Bit 2 indicates the  presence  of  an
     Amiga  A2024  or  Moniterm  Viking monitor, suitable for the
     scan converting high resolution video modes (1024 x  800  or
     1024 x 1024).  Other bits are reserved for future use.  pal,
     ntsc, and ecs are versions of displaytype which do not print
     anything,  but  indicate  with their exit status whether the
     given video format is in use.  These can be used with the if
     shell  builtin  in  a shell script to conditionalize special
     handling of a certain video format.

SEE ALSO
     screen(7A).  The Amiga Hardware Manual.





























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