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From: navas@cory.Berkeley.EDU (David C. Navas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: MB, 16 million colors, etc.
Summary: response, question about TCL
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Date: 20 Oct 90 02:40:55 GMT
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In article <6830@sugar.hackercorp.com> peter@sugar.hackercorp.com (Peter da Silva) writes:
>In article <28857@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> navas@cory.Berkeley.EDU writes:
>> Marc's big beef has always been that Apple's color system is more "elegant."
>> That is you can transparently switch from 8 to 24 bits per pixel, without
>Screens are a far superior solution to the problem of sharing color table
>space.

I think you've misunderstood my hardware-speak for software.  I was
referring to the ability of taking out those 8-bit boards and just sticking
24-bit boards in there.  That's nice, and an ability we really don't have
on the Amiga [for some good, technical reasons].

I wasn't referring to that software hack Apple added to their system software
that is analogous to ScreenMode in WB2.0 so that some Mac programs which are
too stupid to understand color can work. :)  [Please, it's a joke, okay?]

I agree with your assessment, of course!
It's great to show that Honda HAM motorcycle, and then DRAG it down to
reveal my monochrome workbench.  It's a real eye-opener.

>Peter da Silva.   `-_-'
><peter@sugar.hackercorp.com>.

Where is that TCL port (library), anyway?
David Navas                                   navas@cory.berkeley.edu
Get -MB- off the net, elect him as our next Vice President.  [It's a joke.]