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From: baumgart@esquire.dpw.com (Steve Baumgarten)
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Subject: Re: Grayscale 2-page Monitors?
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Date: 7 Nov 90 13:01:36 GMT
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In-reply-to: fiddler@concertina.Eng.Sun.COM (Steve Hix)

In article <2223@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM>, fiddler@concertina (Steve Hix) writes:
>> So, as you guessed, here's my question. Does anyone have advice or 
>> recommendations about 2-page monitors with some kind of grayscale 
>> capabilities. I guess I should have 256 levels, but maybe 16 will 
>> do. Or do they always offer both? I am looking for info on the models 
>> and on where to buy them, if you have that too.
>
>My IIci works well with its SuperMac Series III 19" grayscale (8-bit) monitor.

The Apple Two Page Display does 256 grays with the Apple 8.24 card.  I
think it should work fine with the IIci, though I suppose it would
suck up a lot of RAM (I don't use it with a IIci, so you should
double-check whether or not it's compatible).

It's a wonderful monitor.  And yes, you *will* want all 256 grays.
Sometimes 16 isn't enough to get a really good-looking picture on
screen (if, for example, you tend to scan photographs or other
continuous tone images).

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