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From: laf@mitre.org (Lee Fyock)
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Subject: Re: The Emperor's 8*24GC card.
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Date: 30 May 91 12:21:38 GMT
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In article <16639@helios.TAMU.EDU> mkh6317@summa.tamu.edu (HOWARD, MATTHEW
KENDALL) writes:
>
>Bueno dias y-awl,
> ...
>I'd like to ask users of the 8*24GC (only) about their experiences with
>this product under 8-bit or lower pixel depths (only).  Please name a
>commonly available program which you feel clearly demonstrates the GC's
>advantage.

I've found that Strategic Conquest shows _the_ greatest increase in scrolling
speed out of all the applications I run when I have the acceleration on.

Why are some programs incompatible with the card itself?  It would seem that
you would really have to go out of your way to write a program that's
incompatible with a given video card!

I hope Apple comes out with an updated INIT soon...


Lee Fyock
laf@mitre.org