Resolution	Video Memory	# of Colors
640 x 480	256K	16
640 x 480	512K	256
640 x 480	1 MB	65K
640 x 480	1 MB	16.7 MILL.
640 x 480	2 MB	4.2 BILL.
800 x 600	512K	256
800 x 600	1 MB	65K
800 x 600	2 MB	16.7 MILL.
800 x 600	2 MB	4.2 BILL.
1024 x 768	1 MB	256
1024 x 768	2 MB	65K
1024 x 768	4 MB	16.7 MILL.
1024 x 768	4 MB	4.2 BILL.
1280 x 1024	2 MB	256
1280 x 1024	4 MB	65K
1280 x 1024	4 MB	16.7 MILL.
1280 x 1024	6 MB	4.2 BILL.
1600 x 1200	2 MB	256
1600 x 1200	4 MB	65K
1600 x 1200	6 MB	16.7 MILL.
1600 x 1200	8 MB	4.2 BILL.

4 bit = 16 colors (VGA)
8 bit = 256 colors
16 bit = 65,536 colors (high color)
24 bit = 16,777,216 colors (true color)
32 bit = 4.2 billion colors (true color)

4 bit = 2 to the 4th power
8 bit = 2 to the 8th power

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