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From: pan@prowest.propress.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: DS-5000/CX colors look strange
Message-ID: <8664.27f0d7a5@prowest.propress.com>
Date: 27 Mar 91 17:34:29 GMT
Organization: Professional Press - Pasadena Office
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I have a DECstation-5000/CX.  In running the trivial Motif demos like cedit, I
noticed that the colors displayed don't very well match my own perception of
what that colorname represents.  Now, I know that color representation is a
very personal thing, but I would still expect the colors on the DECstation to
be more true, if not perfect.

Just to make sure it wasn't me, I tried running cedit on the Tektronix XP27
that I use, and there the colors looked *much* better.  Now, I'm not shocked
that Tek did a good job with colors, but I am somewhat displeased with the
quality of the colors on the DECstation.

Is this a problem unique to my box?  Has anyone else noticed that the colors on
the DS-5000/CX are rather poor?

Opionions?  Comments?  DEC?

P
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