Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!mitroo From: mitroo@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Varun Mitroo) Subject: Re: Colour Palette on a ColorStation Message-ID: <1991Apr13.215843.7623@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> Sender: news@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Nntp-Posting-Host: left.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Organization: The Ohio State University References: <495@rosie.NeXT.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Apr 1991 21:58:43 GMT Lines: 20 In article <495@rosie.NeXT.COM> sstreep@elvis (Sam Streeper) writes: >By the way, NeXTstation hardware does NOT utilize color lookup tables. >In other words, every pixel has a specified color rather than an index >into a table that specifies the color. > >If a system has 256 colors onscreen from a pallette of 4096, that means >every pixel has 8 bits specifying an index into a color table >with 256 entries, each of which is a 12 bit color specification. Color >lookup tables have a few keen features, but they can also be a big pain >in the rear. > Does this mean that the color station is capable of only displaying 16 shades of gray? That seems quite limiting for some uses. -- Varun Mitroo mitroo@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu