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From: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A note (was Re: Here's who is using Amiga
Message-ID: <576@cbmger.UUCP>
Date: 14 Nov 90 17:23:03 GMT
References: <1990Nov11.183212.18785@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> <1990Nov13.012333.28231@lavaca.uh.edu> <572@cbmger.UUCP> <1990Nov14.043848.27102@lavaca.uh.edu>
Reply-To: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY)
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In article <1990Nov14.043848.27102@lavaca.uh.edu> jet@karazm.math.uh.edu (J. Eric Townsend) writes:
>In article <572@cbmger.UUCP> peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) writes:
>>Hm, we had two different models of the Polaroid Palette. Neither needed
>>special software, they just took the video output (they understand
>>plain analog RGB)
>
>Hm.  I only know about the one I have.  It's the IBM-PC compatible version.
>It has a mono-composite in and a serial port.  You display each of the
>r, g and b bitmaps (using a decaying bitmap to have different intensities).
>I've done a couple of test prints (640x400 HAM) and they look pretty
>good. (I haven't tried making 35mm or 3.5x4.5 negatives and printing
>those yet.)

Then we must have had a more primitive model. It connected only to the
RGB of the computer. The exposition times for each color were adjusted
via thumbwheels (or similar) at the front of the device, and this device
switched through the three color components while changing to the
respective filter mechanically. Really simple.

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Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel  // E-Mail to  \\  Only my personal opinions... 
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