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From: cfejm@ux1.cts.eiu.edu (John Miller)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: LC questions
Message-ID: <1991Feb12.181727.10972@ux1.cts.eiu.edu>
Date: 12 Feb 91 18:17:27 GMT
References: <631@ssdc?>
Organization: Eastern Illinois University
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In article <631@ssdc?> jbasara@ssdc (jim basara) writes:
>
>My SO & I are about to purchase a Mac and are deciding between an IIsi and
>an LC.  Actually we want to go with the LC because of $$$$ but wont if there
>is a significant limitation.  I would like to hear some answers and opinions
>
[some questions deleted]

>3.  Concerning monitors, I would like to hear opinions on the 12" vs 13" color
>monitors.  I do not plan on doing alot of game playing, but my work will 
>require me to do detailed drawings.  Also, I will require the ability to
>display some maps and charts.
>
Having just investigated the Apple color monitor situation, I' strongly
in favor of the 13" system--the 12" has roughly the same pixel resolution as the
_small_ mac screen (512 wide and a little deeper), and just gives you 
larger pixels.  Any detailed work would profit from the higher resolution of
the 13" screen (640x480).

You might want to wait 'till mid March, when Ehman is coming out with
a (presumably less expensive-than-Apple's) color monitor system (Trinitron
based in 13 and 20" configurations, I hear).

__John