Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!n8emr!bluemoon!cmcurtin From: cmcurtin@bluemoon.uucp (Matthew Curtin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: Ultra-res on the GS Message-ID: Date: 22 Feb 91 13:12:04 GMT References: Sender: bbs@bluemoon.uucp (BBS Login) Organization: Blue Moon BBS ((614) 868-9980/2/4) Lines: 32 baaugfes@hotcity.COM (Kent Keltner) writes: > (Arn't rumors sooo much fun?) Now about monitors.... You can get a Multi-Sync > monitor that will handle all the above rezes (new word) as well as the > additional ones supported by 512K VGA boards (like 1024*768!) for like $350 > these days from a normal store (JDR), I wonder what they would cost at a swap > meet!? I don't think that any board would be able to easily change the GS > screen data to VGA on a hardware basis, but QuickDraw ][ (which is not) could > be modified to an extent to support larger screens. I have also heard a coupl > of rumors about the card, (1) One way or another, the Quickie hand scanner > will > support it, (2) The new Visionary software (Allison) will support the extende > colors, (3) Emerald Vision the 3200 color paint program will support the card > and maybe neatest of all.... (4) there may be a DTP program written to show > off > the card as well as to let you do REAL DTP on the GS (Appleworks GS is LAME!) Wow! I hadn't heard anything about this. I would be very interested in a product like this, as I use my IIgs for DTP (isn't GraphicWriter III neat?), and was rather upset by the lack of monitors. (hmm... do I want Apple's ONLY IIgs monitor, or Magnivox's ONLY IIgs monitor?) With the capability of VGA, this would open up a whole new world of video for all us IIgs users, including 2-page screens and res of 1024x768, as opposed to 640x200 (weenie by comparison). Does anyone know when we can expect this? ______________________________________________________________________________ | C. Matthew Curtin ! "This is a strange game. The only way to | | P.O. Box 27081 ! win is not to play." -Joshua | | Columbus, OH 43227-0081 !---------------------------------------------| | cmcurtin@bluemoon.uucp _______!______________Apple_II_Forever!______________| Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com