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From: jdg@elmgate.UUCP (Jeff Gortatowsky)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga UNIX(R) *rumor* ...
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Date: Tue, 20-Oct-87 20:49:36 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct 20 20:49:36 1987
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Reply-To: jdg@aurora.UUCP (Jeff Gortatowsky)
Organization: Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY
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In article <31021@sun.uucp> cmcmanis@sun.UUCP (Chuck McManis) writes:
>In article <520@esunix.UUCP> blgardne@esunix.UUCP (Blaine Gardner) writes:
>>Everyone _says_ they want workstation resolution, but how many people
>>are really willing to pay $1500 - $3000 for a monitor that will support
>
>Excellent point! Yes folks please check out the price of monitors before
>you say "gee why can't it do 1K x 1K?". With the onslaught of workstations
>the price of bare (no case, no power supply, just the tube electronics) 
>monochrome 1K x 1K monitors has come down to under $1000 in OEM quantities
>color ones are still in the clouds. Something realistic to desire would be
>something one of these multiscan type monitors can display (800 X 600) and
>keep the monitor price around $750 list. 
>
>--Chuck McManis

Excellent point is right!  Further... anyone considered how much it costs
to *repair* a 1024x1024 monitor that starts to fade (Ring bells Chuck?? 8^) )?
Or starts to tear at the edges, or whose yoke is out of alignment, or edge
focus is off (by a mile!).  In my *LIMITED* experiance (about 200+ systems)
with workstations that have 1024x1024 (or 1192x900 ;^> ) displays, you can 
forget it for the small business/home market.  Believe me, I've sent plenty
back to be repaired.  Unless CBM starts to offer maintenance contracts
you don't *really* want that type of monitor...... yet.

Seriously, I'm not picking on Chuck (or SMI), but high resolution monitors are
expensive to repair as well as to buy.  Just like race cars... speed costs
money, how fast do you want to go?  Further, just like high performance
cars, they tend to break more often and cost more to repair.
Chunk's suggestions for 800x600 seem much more reasonable (I like powers 
of 2 so I'd like 768x512).


-- 
Jeff Gortatowsky       {seismo,allegra}!rochester!kodak!elmgate!jdg
Eastman Kodak Company  
These comments are mine alone and not Eastman Kodak's. How's that for a
simple and complete disclaimer?