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From: rohrs@brahms.helios.nd.edu (533)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: mac color (what does it all mean?) & mac iilc
Keywords: color mac lc
Message-ID: <1991Jan21.215807.17950@news.nd.edu>
Date: 21 Jan 91 21:58:07 GMT
Sender: jon@trc.tellabs.com
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Organization: University of Notre Dame,  Notre Dame
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Many questions:

Can anyone explain just what you're getting with 4-bit, 8-bit, 16-bit and 24-bit
color? Do they allocate so many bits per color (e.g. 8-bits of Red, 8-bits of 
Green, and 8-bits of Blue)?  How does this relate to 
the chrominance and intensity signals in the NTSC color tv standard?
And just why *do* they call it *32-bit* color quickdraw? What sort of 
software packages make use of color? How many colors can you display at one 
time? Given that you want color, how adequate is the Mac IIlc?

And...

On another note, can the lc be easily outfitted with a pmmu and fpu? 
Are the sockets there on the mother board, just waiting for a chip to be 
popped in or will it require a card in the processor direct slot?

Thanx in advance!
--jon (jon@trc.tellabs.com)