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From: chughes@maths.tcd.ie (Conrad Hughes)
Newsgroups: eunet.micro.acorn,comp.sys.acorn
Subject: Re: Graphics boards
Keywords: graphics boards
Message-ID: <1990Dec12.123723.15587@maths.tcd.ie>
Date: 12 Dec 90 12:37:23 GMT
References: <5711@ecs.soton.ac.uk>
Organization: Dept. of Maths, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
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In <5711@ecs.soton.ac.uk> rhh88@ecs.soton.ac.uk (Heywood RH) writes:

>Can anyone out there help me?
>I am looking for some form of graphics board to plug into my arc that
>will give me 24 bit colour. Higher resolution would be nice to but not
>essential.

QD Enterprises had a graphics enhancer board on display at the BAU show this
year - facilities included 4096 colours on-screen, 256 on-screen from an
18-bit palette (the designer was waiting at the time for a new chip which
would up this to 24-bit), much increased screen resolutions, and no loss of
speed - it clocks the VIDC up to 36MHz. (Possibly more, I forget) They plan
to sell the board for about #150+VAT!!!

I saw it working, and it looks *nice*. The 256 colour modes have totally
redefinable palettes, with each entry totally independent of the others.

Only one thing worries me - I haven't heard anything about it since then.

I've got all the specs at home; if enough people are interested I can post
them to news, but I'm not sure if it's worth it until someone says that the
board still exists.

Conrad
-- 
experience teaches silence terrifies people the most - Bob Dylan
Disclaimer: Opinions, when given, are my own.