Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!netsys!ames!mike
From: mike@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Mike Smithwick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: really big monitor
Keywords: Kentucky Fried Spam-hmmmm, it's great!
Message-ID: <14086@ames.arc.nasa.gov>
Date: 30 Aug 88 20:05:17 GMT
References: <14085@ames.arc.nasa.gov>
Reply-To: mike@ames.arc.nasa.gov.UUCP (Mike Smithwick)
Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
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["pardon me ma'am, do you have an operator's license for that Rhino?"]



Here's an interesting little thing I found in the Cleveland Amiga User's
Group newsletter "The Amiga GURU", August 1988. . .

"Commodore announced on August 1st the introduction of the Viking 1,
a 19 inch high-resolution monochrome monitor for the Amiga. . .
The new monitor is a result of a joint development between Commodore and 
Moniterm, a leading manufacturer of high-resolution monitors.

"The new Viking 1 monitor features 1008x800x2 bits resolution, 72 mhz
pixel frequency and 56 Khz horizontal frequency. With it's 19.6 inch
diagonal screen the monitor weighs 36 pounds. . .

"The monitor will be available in late August, 1988 [from Moniterm]. . .
and will have a suggested retail price of $1995.

(this is from an official C-A press release)

I gather that C-A is supplying Moniterm Hedly boards which they just 
stick inside their box. After looking a the Hedly monitor, while it's really
sharp and all, it's just a bit too small, so I'm glad to see one of these
big guys become available (especially since I'm spoiled by the Sun 19"
monitors at work).

happy hi-resing!


-- 
			   *** mike (starship janitor) smithwick ***
"You can fool some of the people all of the time, or all of the people
 some of the time, but you can't fool Mom".
[disclaimer : nope, I don't work for NASA, I take full blame for my ideas]