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From: kls30@duts.ccc.amdahl.com (Kent L Shephard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: Mac and Amiga (Games--Macintosh vs A500)
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Date: 18 Mar 91 15:55:16 GMT
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In article <7921@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> blissmer@expert.cc.purdue.edu (Corey) writes:
>>	While admittedly it is time the A500 went in for an
>>overhaul, hey, I don't want the Classic's _monitor_. It is a tiny
>>$6 B&W screen. The A500 for $500 comes with the ability to
>>connect it directly to your TV if you really want to save money.
>
>Good point.  The 9" screen is small.  BUT, for $300 you can add a 640x480
>VGA monitor as a second monitor (i.e., use both at once for different data.
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Wrong the Classic does not directly support color or other monitors.  The
LC does.  This means that you need a graphics card and monitor.  Is anyone
making a graphics card to fit that slot in a Classic?




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