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From: wilkins@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Mark Wilkins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: 24-bits again
Message-ID: <3492@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>
Date: 9 Dec 89 01:30:41 GMT
References: <9991@zodiac.ADS.COM>
Reply-To: wilkins@jarthur.UUCP (Mark Wilkins)
Organization: Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA
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In article <9991@zodiac.ADS.COM> jtn@zodiac.ADS.COM (John Nelson) writes:

>Any responses to your query about the 24 bit RasterOps board?  I'm
>thinking about going this route too!  Is there a performance hit?


   I have a ColorBoard/264 and am QUITE pleased.  It is currently being
repaired because of some minor flakiness, the likes of which cannot usually
be avoided completely in any VLSI system so I'm not complaining.  It is a
well-designed, low-power, fast, inexpensive implementation of 24-bit
graphics and does as well as an Apple at lower pixel depths.
   If speed is really a concern, though, for a similar price you can get a
SuperMac ColorCard/24 which has an option for a $400 or so graphics
accelerator if you ever get the urge.

  -- Mark Wilkins
     wilkins@jarthur.claremont.edu