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From: torrie@cs.stanford.edu (Evan Torrie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: 32-bit video for the LC/si
Message-ID: <1991May2.054151.28206@neon.Stanford.EDU>
Date: 2 May 91 05:41:51 GMT
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michael@otago.ac.nz writes:

>In which case you have to
>wonder if a version of the IIsi with VRAM instead of standard DRAM for the
>video is in Apples plans.

  There is a rumour circulating that Apple will build separate VRAM,
and enhance the on-board graphics capabilities for the upcoming IIci
'040 machine to support large screen colour monitors.
  This will apparently tie in with Apple's rumoured announcement of
its own 16" and 19" colour monitors.

  Personally, I think these are both good things.  If you're paying
for the performance of an 040, you don't want it to be tripped up by
things like sharing DRAM access with the video circuitry.

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Evan Torrie.  Stanford University, Class of 199?       torrie@cs.stanford.edu   
"If it weren't for your gumboots, where would you be?   You'd be in the
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