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From: ewm@mdavcr.UUCP (Eric W. Mitchell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: New Macintosh Information...
Message-ID: <1041@mdavcr.UUCP>
Date: 16 Oct 90 16:47:12 GMT
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In article <5733@nisca.ircc.ohio-state.edu> gaynor@hpuxa.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Jim Gaynor) writes:
>	BTW, has anyone but me noticed that the LC can't display 8-bit
>color on the 13" RGB monitor without 512k additional VRAM?  But it -can-
>display 8-bit color on the new 12" RGB (smaller screen).  What do you
>want to bet this is the heritage of Apple's original intent to release
>the LC as a 4-bit color machine?

I noticed.

I wouldn't be surprised if you were right on the reason, as well.
Apparently, Apple changed the colour capabilities of the LC just a
couple of months before the release, to "respond to educators needs".

Jeez, maybe Apple should stop doing all this R&D and do a little market
research before they release their machines.  ;~)

(Yeah, yeah.  I know they do - but sometimes I think it all goes into the
"circular file".)

Eric

disclaimer.  <- Need I say more?