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From: bryce@hoser.berkeley.edu.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Long Persistence Monitor Question
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Date: Fri, 2-Oct-87 23:41:51 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct  2 23:41:51 1987
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Keywords: Monochrome Atari ST

In article <15518@> kim@amdahl.amdahl.com (Kim DeVaughn) writes:
>I'm posting this for Pete Jordan here at Amdahl...
>>
>> ...*The flickering problem is the only main thing that has caused me
>> many times to think about switching over to a MACII or to the IBM
>> compatible world.  I hope Commodore takes this complaint seriously.

I'd like to second that.  You seem to want a color interlace solution.
I'd settle for a monochrome one.  I have been keeping my eyes open for
a long-persistence monitor to hook to an A500.  Have not found it yet.

The last two times I have been in the local Amiga/Atari ST shop
I have witnessed people convinced to purchase an Amiga walk out with
an ST and the monochrome monitor -> for no other reason than nobody
could show them a flicker-free 400 line display.

Could anyone post part numbers and sources for LP monochrome monitors?
They should be cheap... I picked a smear-green screen a long time ago
for $79 or so; so far no luck repeating that feat.  (That was a 
ultra low quality special, but you get the idea)

Perhaphs Commodore should issue a flyer to dealers with some suggested
monitors.  Commodore does not sell such a beast yet, and until then
it can only help sell 500 and 2000's to a segment of users that has
not been able to consider them before.


[The eventual solution in a multi-scanning capable chipset... even if it
does reduce the number of colors.  I'd sink considerable sums to get
704*464 flicker free.]

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