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From: daveh@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (David H. Huang)
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Subject: Re: GS Color (was Re: Mac Lc vs. IIgs A+)
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Date: 25 Feb 91 00:43:30 GMT
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In article <3965.27c7b03e@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu> jwwalden@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (Darc Tangent) writes:

>I haven't seen much use the 3200-color mode as it takes too much of your
>processor's time to switch pallettes every scan line - while you can do paint
>programs and display pictures and simple animation, I would hate to see the

Just a comment about 3200 mode. Since the GS has 16 palettes, you
don't need to switch palettes every scan line, you can switch them
every 16 scan lines. It does take up a lot of processor time, but you
can get music and some animation going.

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>Darc Tangent			   "I've seen our future and I have one thing
>jwwalden@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu	    to say - GO BACK" - _Say_Anything_


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