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From: jackd@copper.WR.TEK.COM (Jack Decker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: 24-bit Color Cards for IIx, including RasterOps summary
Keywords: IIx Color Card 24 bit
Message-ID: <1024@wrgate.WR.TEK.COM>
Date: 12 Dec 89 17:33:23 GMT
References: <1193@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU>
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Reply-To: jackd@copper.WR.TEK.COM (Jack Decker)
Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton,  OR.
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In article <1193@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU> mjkobb@media-lab.media.mit.edu (Michael
J Kobb) writes about the advantages of the RasterOps 264:
>
>  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?
>
Don't forget the ability to output to video in 256 shades of gray.

BTW, I get crashes running Word 4.0 with my RasterOps 264 when I turn the
monitor setting to black and white (to take screen shots).  Anyone else seen
this?


jack decker
Tektronix, Beaverton OR