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From: sritacco@hpdml93.HP.COM (Steve Ritacco)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: Gray-scale PMAX ????
Message-ID: <15500001@hpdml93.HP.COM>
Date: 16 Nov 89 00:02:10 GMT
Organization: Hewlett Packard - Boise, ID
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I picked up the technical description of the DECStation 3100 off
the DEC public FTP server, and after reading it I have a few questions.
Are the frame buffer boards in the monochrome and color systems the
same except for the memory chips.  The description of the PCC (programable
cursor chip) mentions that on a monochrome system that the cursor may have
gray levels.  Does this mean that the DECStation is capable of gray-scale
operation?  I guess DEC doesn't sell it that way, but what happens if you
connect a DEC monochrome monitor to a color system?  Do you get 256 gray
levels?