Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!spool.mu.edu!uunet!munnari.oz.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!marlin.jcu.edu.au!cpca From: cpca@marlin.jcu.edu.au (Colin Adams) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Re: Amiga Video Lamers was Re: (Video) Hardware Idiots ? Message-ID: <1991Jun11.044759.2760@marlin.jcu.edu.au> Date: 11 Jun 91 04:47:59 GMT Article-I.D.: marlin.1991Jun11.044759.2760 References: <1991Jun10.034749.17738@marlin.jcu.edu.au> <1991Jun11.012317.20038@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> Organization: James Cook University of North Queensland Lines: 24 In article <1991Jun11.012317.20038@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> rjc@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Ray Cromwell) writes: >In article <1991Jun10.034749.17738@marlin.jcu.edu.au> cpca@marlin.jcu.edu.au (Colin Adams) writes: > BTW, productivety mode is equivelent to a 16 color hi-res screen. >A productivety screen in mono mode would give you the speed of a 4color >workbench. Yes, the speed is fine in 2 colours, unfortunately the Workbench is not designed for 2 colour operation, so it looks pretty ugly :-( Most programs have problems with disappearing text in 2 colours too ( when they try using pen 2/3), though hopefully this should improve. Four colours is nice looking but slow... >/ INET:rjc@gnu.ai.mit.edu * // The opinions expressed here do not \ >| INET:r_cromwe@upr2.clu.net | \X/ in any way reflect the views of my self.| >\ UUCP:uunet!tnc!m0023 * / -- Colin Adams Computer Science Department James Cook University Internet : cpca@marlin.jcu.edu.au North Queensland 'And on the eighth day, God created Manchester'