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From: jmpiazza@sunybcs.uucp (Joseph Piazza)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: PVA beats MACII
Message-ID: <9598@sunybcs.UUCP>
Date: 26 Mar 88 15:51:01 GMT
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In article <37323R38@PSUVM> R38@PSUVM.BITNET (aka Marc Rifkin) writes:
>At a recent MACshowoff, I found that the MAC II has 16 million colors,
>and a resolution of 640x480.  BUT an unexpanded M2 can only display
>16 colors at a time.  You have to buy a VIDEO CARD to give you 8 bit
>planes for 256 at one time.

	All the Mac 2's VIDEO CARD needs is are some new ram CHIPS giving
you 8 bits where there were only 4.  NOT an entire additional card.


	joe piazza

--- Cogito ergo equus sum.

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