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From: ekrimen@csuchico.edu (Ed Krimen)
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Subject: Re: Purchase decision, to STe or not?
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Date: 24 Sep 90 05:45:55 GMT
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- 1. Is there software to take advantage of the new modes
 
A paint program named Canvas is supposed to be able to use the 4096 
colors.  The utilities for JRI's 4096-color board work on the STe, 
but they aren't that good and only convert 32 color IFF pics to 32 
shade grayscale pics.  (I think that's right, but not sure.)
 
As for sound, there are only PD stuff available that use the stereo 
sound.  There are some great demos and a couple utilities, but that's 
about it.  I've heard that MicroDeal, makers of ST Replay, have a 
stereo version in the works.

- 2. What sort of good (ie real time, 640x400x4)4 or 5 or 6)
- animation/painting software is there for the STe
 
There's no such thing as 640x400x4 on any of the ST models.  It's 
monochrome.  There's a company called Lexicor, which is some of the 
authors that wrote the Cyber series for Antic, and they are coming 
out with some great animation and drawing stuff.

- 3. If I want to run DTP stuff, do I need the monochrome monito{ ?
 
Calamus requires a monochome monitor.  Pagestream does not.  

- BTW does STe have high res color, or is it the same as the ST,
- 640x200is the highest color resolution?

Yes.  It's the same as the other ST's, only 4096 colors to choose 
from instead of 512.

- Does the STe do full real overscan?

No, don't think so.