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From: dcw@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (David C. Worenklein)
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Subject: Re: 24-bit color
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Date: 5 Dec 90 16:39:11 GMT
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In article <6110@crash.cts.com> bill@pro-gateway.cts.com (Bill Long, SysOp) writes:
>1) Why is 24-bit better than 32-bit?

On the flip side...

If the human eye can only discern ~10 million shades of color, when is 32-bit
color ever needed?
		-David