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From: edmoy@violet.berkeley.edu (;;;;YF37)
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Subject: Re: nuVista
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Date: 19 Jan 88 18:49:26 GMT
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In article <394@houxj.UUCP> billr@houxj.UUCP (UNIX Group) writes:
>Without going into detail (I don't have the press release materials)
>
>Truevision - formerly AT&T EPICenter has announced a version of the
>Vista board for the MAC II.
>The only macII video board you'll ever need/want.
>
>4mb of image memory,TI co-processor,fast multi-frame image capture,
>many display modes (around 1k by 1k by 32 bit color plus many others).
>
>So this baby will give you what you really wanted all along...
>live/captured/animated full color video in a mac window.
>acts like any other macII video card (compatable with current
>applications)
>sell your car/house/children it's $6000
>Development toolkit available etc.
>I think there is an 8mb version too.
>
>shipping in a few months - get your order in now.
>
>this is posted for info only ... I may be wrong on the specs.
>
>or not.

Yes, I saw it, too, and was most impressed.  However, they didn't show the
QuickDraw interface, so I'd be a little cautious right now.

I don't recall them mentioning a 8 Mb version, but I do remember a 2 Mb one.

For those who didn't see it, we are talking about 24-bit color here.  If you've
ever seen 24-bit color, you can never again be satisfied with 8 bit color.

There was also another video card (can't remeber the name; my poop sheets are
at home) that was actual showing a Mac application running, with the desktop
being a video image from a camera rather than the usual gray.  Imagine, not
only can you get lost in you Mac playing with graphics, but you could watch
television, too?!?!?!?!

Edward Moy
Workstation Software Support Group
University of California
Berkeley, CA  94720

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