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From: mitsolid@acf5.NYU.EDU (Thanasis Mitsolides)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: What does the TT Buy me??
Message-ID: <12430009@acf5.NYU.EDU>
Date: 14 Nov 89 03:54:00 GMT
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/* acf5:comp.sys.atari.st / covertr@force.UUCP (Richard E. Covert) /  3:56 pm  Nov 13, 1989 */
> In article <2245@hudson.acc.virginia.edu>, gl8f@astsun8.astro.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl) writes:
> > Monitors that show resolutions greater than 640x480 in color are very
> > expensive.  Not very suitable for a small-business machine. You can
> > always buy some PC Klone with one if you want it.
>
> Color monitors capable of 800x600 are under $700. ...
> The TT was an opportunity for Atari to LEAP ahead of the
> competition in graphics instead falling behind.

I would hate to reduce your enthousiasm (:-) for Atari Richard
but that would have to be quite a LEAP. 
The current most common VGA for 386 PCs is 800x600x16colors.
It won't be more that 5-6 months before 1024x768 color will be THE standard
for 386 systems.
By the time the TT appears...

> > Price high resolution monitors for the Mac. Note that they require a card.
> > Note that the TT/P has a card slot.
>
> Yes, EXACTLY ONE, and that is only a half-VME card slot at that!!

I have seen the NEC Multisync 3D for less than $550.
Its provides 1024x768 interlaced or 800x600 non-interlaced. Color of course.
For the PC a controler (1024x768x16colors) costs less that $220.

Thanasis


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