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From: seanc@pro-party.cts.com (Sean Cunningham)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Next intro: any effect on Mac _high-end_ prices?
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Date: 30 Sep 90 21:36:19 GMT
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In-Reply-To: message from gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu

 
Not wanting to really get into the NeXT =vs= Mac discussion...but I would like
to correct your statement that the new NeXTStations can't have more than 4096
colors, and that you can kiss 24bit color goodbye because that's a crock.
 
The 4096 onscreen colors in in NeXT's "low-end" color system.  You get 32bit
(24bits for color) accelerated graphics if you buy the NeXT i860 graphics
card.  Sure, it's just over $7K, but then again, I've seen the prices for some
of the Mac video cards...
 
In a few weeks, I'll have more than 4096 colors on my A3000-25/50 system...
 
Sean

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