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From: mjkobb@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU (Michael J Kobb)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: 24-bit Color Cards for IIx, including RasterOps summary
Summary: RasterOps or SuperMac
Keywords: IIx Color Card 24 bit
Message-ID: <1193@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU>
Date: 12 Dec 89 07:44:21 GMT
Reply-To: mjkobb@media-lab.media.mit.edu (Michael J Kobb)
Organization: MIT Media Lab, Cambridge MA
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Greetings,

  Well, I was all convinced that the RasterOps 264 was the card for me (I even
played with one at the Media Lab.  Very nice).  Many thanks to all of the
people who mailed/posted information.  Now, the question:

  I've heard rumblings that there's a SuperMac 24-bit board in the same price
range, but which has the option of adding an accelerator chip at a later date
to speed the thing up (the RasterOps was a bit slow in 24-bit mode).  Can any-
one point me to a dealer, or give me pricing?  The best price I've seen on the
RasterOps is $783 from the MacZone, and I'll order one in about two days if
I don't hear from anybody by then (got to have it for when the Mac shows up :-)

  For the sake of completeness, here's a summary of the RasterOps responses
I got:

  o  The RasterOps 264 is inexpensive, but well built and well-designed.
  o  In 8-bit mode, it's at least as fast as Apple's 8-bit card.
  o  It provides a 24 bit mode which, while slower than 8-bit, is still 24bit!
  o  There are no known incompatibilites (or nobody's talking).
  o  If you plan to do intensive 24-bit work, get a IIci, or a faster card,
     or an accelerator if there is one.  If you just want to have the
     capability of 24 bit for the occasional image or project, this card is
     quite good.

Additions?

Thanks in advance,

--Mike

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