Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!usc!sdd.hp.com!wuarchive!mit-eddie!mintaka!mintaka!pld From: pld@whopper.lcs.mit.edu (Peter L. DeWolf) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware Subject: Re: 8-24: Truth in Advertising? Message-ID: Date: 30 Oct 90 22:41:09 GMT References: <15590007@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com> Sender: daemon@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu (Lucifer Maleficius) Reply-To: pld@abp.lcs.mit.edu Organization: MIT Lab for Computer Science, Cambridge, Mass. Lines: 17 In-Reply-To: kmarko@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com's message of 29 Oct 90 21:05:18 GMT kmarko@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com wrote: > The 8-24 does indeed support large (19-21") third-party color > monitors (we tried it on a new 20 or 21" SuperMac [looked like > an OEM from NEC; definitely wasn't a Sony]) with a resolution > of at least 1024x768 (probably higher, I don't remember the details > now). However, it DOES NOT support 24-bit color in this mode, > ... According to Apple (this is directly > from our authorized Apple rep, and also mentioned in the documentation > supplied with the 8-24), the board only supports 24-bit (or 32-bit) > color with Apple's 13" Trinitron monitor. Yes, this is exactly what was advertised from day one of the board's announcement. What's the problem? - Peter L. DeWolf Motorola Cambridge Research Center pld@mcrc.mot.com -or- pld@abp.lcs.mit.edu