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From: garyb@hpmwtla.HP.COM (Gary Bringhurst)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: 24 bit video cards for Mac II
Message-ID: <2270003@hpmwtla.HP.COM>
Date: 28 Jan 88 18:35:20 GMT
References: <3488@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Organization: HP MicroWave Technology - Santa Rosa,CA
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>Has anyone seen any of the promised 24 bit screens in operation?  
>We are thinking of getting a big-screen Mac II and I would love to have
>24 bits.  8 is not enough for full color images.

I've used the RasterOps 24 bit board, which provides a very nice, crisp display
but at this point is quite slow (about three times slower than an 8 bit
display).  Apparently, the people at RasterOps are working on making their
software faster.  One nice feature:  existing programs that conform to the
Apple guidelines draw just fine on this board.

Gary Bringhurst

(My opinions are almost never those of my employer)