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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 06:12:53 GMT
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From $CSD211@LSUVM.BITNET (Mark Orr):

> But wait...Let's talk complete systems. Once you add in a monitor, a hard
> disk, software, etc. the PC based systems with the LAPC-1 are quite
> competitive with the GS. Depending on what you get, the PC-system may even
> be cheaper. This wouldn't be a factor if the Apple IIgs cost, say half of
> what it does now.

    I don't want to sound TOO rude, but why don't you take this thread over
into comp.ibm.pc.misc... maybe your posts will help to sell a few LAPC-1
instead causing GS/Ensoniq lovers to go up in arms.  Besides, I still wouldn't
buy a PC with the LAPC-1 simply because it is STILL just an MS-DOS computer. 
Blech and double-blech.

> Oh wow...you have colorful, but still low resolution. No way you slice it,
> you cannot compare a 320x200 to a 640x480 screen; you can whine all you
> want about colors. When I said CGA-level, I didn't mean that the GS had
> CGA, but CGA-equivalent resolution. RESOLUTION, GOT IT!!!!!!! NOT FREAKING
> COLORS!!!!!

    Last time I checked, "resolution" includes the number of colours
displayable at once on the screen.  The GS has 320x200x4-bit colour (or
320x200x8-bit colour, if you push it) while CGA has 320x200x2-bit colour. 
Anyway, what does it matter that VGA has 640x480 resolution (they would
probably only use 320x200x256-colour resolution anyway)?  320-mode on the GS
is more than adequate for the game.

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