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From: taob@pnet91.cts.com (Brian Tao)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Stellar 7 re-release
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Date: 14 Dec 90 06:12:25 GMT
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Organization: People-Net [pnet91], Etobicoke, ON
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From gwyn@smoke.brl.mil (Doug Gwyn):

> In article <2445@unsvax.NEVADA.EDU> alfter@uns-helios.nevada.edu (SCOTT
> ALFTER) writes:
>>...since when did CGA let you pick from 4096 colors?)
>
> I like my IIGS, but I would never claim that its SHR graphics is very
> good. The nearest PBM PC family equivalent is somewhere between CGA and
> EGA, so "CGA-level graphics" is not too far off.

    Even EGA will only let you pick from a measly 64 colour palette.  Yes, you
can have 640x350 resolution with 16 colours, but the colour range simply does
not compare to standard SHR.  I say "standard SHR", because we all know about
multi-palette graphics, fill-mode animation and 3200-colour pictures -- none
of which EGA can claim.

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