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From: dvljhg@cs.umu.se (J|rgen Holmberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: BYTE December ignores AMIGA!!
Message-ID: <1990Dec8.130147.20197@cs.umu.se>
Date: 8 Dec 90 13:01:47 GMT
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In article <3930@corpane.UUCP> sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks) writes:
>DEB110@psuvm.psu.edu (Doug Bischoff) writes:
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>|      Okay, I'll admit it.  32 bit color looks nice.  But I believe that someon
>|pointed out that the eye can't even DISTINGUISH colors more than 16.8 million
>|(24 bit) so all that extra color is OVERKILL.  Yes, the extra headroom is very
>|nice, and I'm not knocking that.
>
>32 bit color doesn't give you more colors than 24 bit does. the extra bits are
>used for special FX. such as transparency, etc.
>
>[hey, now that there are several 24 bit cards out there for the Amiga, how
>come we haven't heard any praises from MB? Is he working on his strategies
>to clammer for 32 bit boards now?]
>
>ob whine:I WANNA 256 bit Video card! For under $100!!! ;-)
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>

Isn't there a 32 bit board called Harlequin out there? Or is that just here in
europe?

Jorgen
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