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From: lbl@applelink.apple.com (Barry Locklear)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Next intro: any effect on Mac _high-end_ prices?
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Date: 1 Oct 90 18:44:21 GMT
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In article <4737@crash.cts.com> seanc@pro-party.cts.com (Sean Cunningham) 
writes:
> 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...

The color card is called NeXTDimension, costs $3995, and is available for 
the cube only.  They are *not* available for the NeXTStation.  The color 
NeXTStation can display 4096 colors out of a palette of 16.7 million.  It 
also has 4 bits of alpha, making a total of 16 bits/pixel. This is the only color option present at this time.  In additon, there is no i860 option available for the NeXTStation.  This information was presented at the NeXT intro on September 18th.

Barry Locklear
Trying to add some light to the heat