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From: jcav@ellis.uchicago.edu (john  cavallino)
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Subject: Re: Will I save $ with a VGA Mac LC ???
Summary: 12" RGB
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Date: 8 Mar 91 20:50:26 GMT
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In article <2050@gold.gvg.tek.com> brandonl@gold.gvg.tek.com (Brandon Lovested) writes:
>>Also, I heard that quite a few Mac programs will not run properly on a 12" LC
>>system, due to the fact that many assume that a color Mac computer has 640x480
>>graphics.  
>>
>
>Elaborate...What programs?
>
>I _strongly_ suggest you look at VGA monitors before you make the decision.
>I am in the same boat; I don't want to pay $650 for the 13" RGB, and
>though the 12"RGB looks better than I thought it might, I am concerned
>about compatibility problems.  No well-written program will assume a specific
>monitor, excepting, of course, specialized applications.  But, that's not
>much of a consolation!
>
>Could someone who has the 12"RGB *please* enlighten us to its benefits _and_
>problems?

We've experienced no software compatiblity problems re. the 12" RGB monitor.

Some comments about this device:

1) The pixels are noticably larger than most Mac monitors (64 vs 72 dpi),
so everything seems magnified at first, though this perception disappears
after a while.

2) It's definitely not as crystallinely sharp as the 13" RGB, but I don't
find it to be objectionably fuzzy.

3) The screen area is only 512x384 pixels, which is not much larger than
the classic 9" screen (512x342), and substantially smaller than the 13" RGB
(640x480).

4) The unit itself is much smaller and lighter than the gargantuan 13",
which may be an advantage.  Also, the case is sculpted to sit on top of the
LC (and IIsi) and "look right", while that of the 13" RGB is not.

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