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From: jtn@zodiac.ADS.COM (John Nelson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: 24-bit Color Cards for IIx, including RasterOps summary
Keywords: IIx Color Card 24 bit
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Date: 12 Dec 89 18:06:53 GMT
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>  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've heard of this SuperMac card too, but I don't think it's in the
same price-range.  Can anyone out there provide details?

>  o  In 8-bit mode, it's at least as fast as Apple's 8-bit card.

Scrolling is a hair faster.  Refresh is 30% faster.

>  o  There are no known incompatibilites (or nobody's talking).

The incompatibilities are quite minor (unless you're running Falcon).

The Quickcolour from Supermac consumes a whopping 2 AMPS from the slot
in the IIcx.  Not the sort of thing I'd want in my machine.  I read
this in MacWorld someplace I think.




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