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From: kamath@reed.UUCP (Sean Kamath)
Newsgroups: net.micro.apple
Subject: Re: //GS
Message-ID: <4178@reed.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 30-Sep-86 17:50:59 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep 30 17:50:59 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 4-Oct-86 04:49:17 EDT
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Reply-To: kamath@reed.UUCP (Sean Kamath)
Organization: Reed College, Portland, OR
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Two things.  One, Apple didn't change the bit mapping of the hi-res
screen for a really good reason.  A LOT of existing Apple software uses
the graphics screen.  Remap the screen, and just try and play Wizardry
or Rescue Raiders.  Compatability, folks.  Sure, you can have all those
wonderful features everyone claims they want, right now, in fact.  It's
called a MicroVax.  But it won't boot Dos 3.3, nor run Applesoft
(Without a lot of help).

Second, if I want color backgrounds and screens and junk like that, I'll
buy an Amiga.  Speed and capabilities aren't everything, you know. (Go
ahead, more flames...) (But I DO like the sound...)


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Sean Kamath

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