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From: toddpw@nntp-server.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Synnovision
Message-ID: <1991Apr19.051118.5726@nntp-server.caltech.edu>
Date: 19 Apr 91 05:11:18 GMT
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ujmurphy@mcs.drexel.edu (Jim Murphy) writes:

>     The major question that arose at the time was if it would be capable of
>supporting QuickDraw II. Since QD II does not currently support third-party 
>video cards (or even the 400 line mode with the VOC for that matter), this
>question should be directed at Apple. In my opinion, it should not be the
>responsibility of a third-party developer to patch QD II to work with their
>card. Opinions anyone?

Apple keeps shuffling their feet when we talk about this. I think they are
either afraid to deal with all the hardcoded crud in the toolbox (especially
the interface -- Dave Lyons can probably give few examples that would break
if 256 colors were present on screen, but won't share any ideas as to new
toolbox calls to do the job, like MenuNewRes2 or something along those lines),
or they are trying to keep us from developing it on our own and getting burnt.

Todd Whitesel
toddpw @ tybalt.caltech.edu