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From: gilgalad@dip.eecs.umich.edu (Ralph Seguin)
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Subject: Re: Better Amiga Graphics and HDTV
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Date: 28 Jun 90 04:08:37 GMT
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>>	Personally, I wouldn't care if they *never* "officially" added 24-bit
>>color.  I have no need for it, and if I did, I'd go get a professional
>>graphics machine and not a home computer with a thyroid condition.
>            
>        Which 24-bit professional graphics machine do you have in mind?
24 bit graphics has its places.  Not everybody needs high speed
animation.  Things like ray-tracing, CAD (doesn't need 24 bit graphics,
but it looks nice 8-), simulations, etc.  all are very well suited to
24 bit graphics.  Personally, I'll be glad to see 24 bit graphics from
Commodore (cause I'm gonna get myself one).  What professional graphics
machine are you talking about?

	The thing that I don't understand is that everybody seems to thing
that there is a large number of 24 bit graphics boards and machines using
them.  This is simply not the case.  Most Mac II systems come with
piddly 4 bit graphics (but are very easily upgraded to 8).  There are very
few machines out there with 24 bit graphics.  The nice thing about the
Mac is that their user interface will run on top of a 24 bit or 8 bit
card.  That is what I'd like to see from Commodore.  I understand that
they are not sitting on their asses either.  They are fully aware of
what is going on.

			See ya, Ralph

 
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