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From: dca@toylnd.UUCP (David C. Albrecht)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: EXTRA_HALFBRITE (was V1.3 OS?)
Message-ID: <203@toylnd.UUCP>
Date: 4 Mar 88 03:47:54 GMT
References: <34268R38@PSUVM> <3349@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU> <5183@swan.ulowell.edu>
Organization: Dave & Anne in Charlottesville, VA
Lines: 17
Summary: Ahem!

In article <5183@swan.ulowell.edu>, page@swan.ulowell.edu (Bob Page) writes:
> Can we clear this up once and for all?
> 
> ALL Amigas, except for a handful of early A1000's, have the
> EXTRA_HALFBRITE mode.  With over half a million Amigas in the world,
> you should consider it a standard feature.

Ah.  Try again.  I got my 1000 in May of 86 when the monitor deal went on.
The one I got at work was much later - more like Jan of 87 neither one
has half-brite.  I wouldn't consider either one 'early', the Amiga's 
introduction was September of 85.

It may be that I got unlucky, I doubt it.  Given my experience I think
you are taking a big chance considering half-brite 'standard' unless
someone provides some hard figures instead of speculation.

David Albrecht