Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!munnari.oz.au!metro!news
From: carsup@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Fisher Library support)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: NEW MAC INFO
Message-ID: <1990Oct22.000246.9700@metro.ucc.su.OZ.AU>
Date: 22 Oct 90 00:02:46 GMT
References: <7204.2719ed8b@jetson.uh.edu> <1990Oct18.025321.17403@metro.ucc.su.OZ.AU> <5816@nisca.ircc.ohio-state.edu>
Reply-To: carsup@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Fisher Library support)
Organization: University Computing Service, Uni. of Sydney, Australia.
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In article <5816@nisca.ircc.ohio-state.edu> gaynor@hpuxa.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Jim Gaynor) writes:
>In article <1990Oct18.025321.17403@metro.ucc.su.OZ.AU> carsup@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Fisher Library support) writes:
>>In article <7204.2719ed8b@jetson.uh.edu> mece1ui@jetson.uh.edu writes:
>>>After attending the Apple new products show,
>>>I obtain the following information about new MacLC and MacIIsi.
>>>
>>>MacLC	16-MHz 68020
>>[stuff deleted...]
>>>	Stereo sound input and output
>>	^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>	WRONG!!  Should read monaural input, stereo output.
>
>	Sorry, Charlie.  The input -is- stereo (check the plug), and
>Apple even provides an adaptor from the 3mm stereo jack to 2 RCA
>jacks.  The little silver-dollar-sized microphone, though, -is- a
>monaural input device.

I'd check with this one first.  I DON'T think it is stereo INPUT!

>>>	Build in 8-bit Video output
>>	^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>	WRONG!!  Should read Built-in 8-bit Video support.
>>	The LC only has 4 bit output unless you replace the 256K VRAM SIMM with
>>	the optional 512K VRAM SIMM to turn it into 8 bits.
>
>	You're sort of wrong here.  The LC supports 8-bit video on the
>new 12-inch RGB monitor (512 x 384).  You need the extra VRAM for
>8-bit on the 12-inch monochrome monitor (640 x 480) or on the 13-inch
>RGB (640 x 480).  Legacy of the LC's 4-bit intentions...

I'm DEFINITELY in the wrong here!! :^(  Adding the VRAM gives 16 bit (some say 
15, for 32000 colours, you work it out :) I should have checked this one.

Also, a general warning to all those people who potentially want to run //e
software on the LC.  The first shippment of the 12" colour monitor will NOT
support the scan rate of the //e requirements.  This is fine as long as you'll
never want to use it for //e s/w tho'.  The "correct" version will ship when
the //e card ships.  Maybe they'll even put an apple on the monitor :)

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