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From: richard@gryphon.CTS.COM (Richard Sexton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: EXTRA_HALFBRITE (was V1.3 OS?)
Message-ID: <3097@gryphon.CTS.COM>
Date: 2 Apr 88 08:35:29 GMT
References: <7425@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> <471@hub.ucsb.edu> <44456@sun.uucp> <204@toylnd.UUCP> <47593@sun.uucp>
Reply-To: richard@gryphon.CTS.COM (Richard Sexton)
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Summary: :-) when you say that

In article <47593@sun.uucp> cmcmanis@sun.UUCP (Chuck McManis) writes:
>
>My original statement :
> So no, it is not feasible to design in support for non-ehb machines. You
> assume they have it. 
> 
>David Albrecht's reply in <204@toylnd.UUCP> : 
>> Disagree.
>
>Followed by a very good case for providing a non-EHB fallback position,
>with which I can find no fault and revise my statement above to :
>
>  "If you do use EHB, then design in an alternative for machines that
>   don't have it."
>
>On a related note, what most people have failed to mention, is that Extra
>Half-Brite mode is essentially worthless as it is implemented.

now now now chuck

some of us know how to use it

it's not worthless

Richard [never look gift 32 extra colors in the mouth] Sexton



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