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From: kehr@felix.UUCP (Shirley Kehr)
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Subject: Re: SE/30 and monochrome monitors
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Date: 10 Feb 89 16:21:12 GMT
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In article <69171@ti-csl.csc.ti.com> holland@m2.UUCP (Fred Hollander) writes:
<In article <305@gargoyle.uchicago.edu> mcdougal@gargoyle.uchicago.edu.UUCP (thomas fenger mcdougal) writes:
<>Some friends of mine who are looking at buying an SE/30 for
<>desktop publishing have been told that only 32-bit gray-scale
<>monitors can be used with it, i.e. 2-bit monochrome won't work.
<>That struck me as bizarre, since clearly it can drive its own
<>2-bit screen, but I told them I would ask around.
<
<First of all the internal is 1-bit (you must be thinking of NeXT :).  Anyway,
<SuperMac already has an 8-bit board that will drive the Apple monitors or
<their large screen monitors (1024 x 768).  SuperMac and Dove will also come
<out with boards specifically for the Apple monitors in the next couple of
<months, just to name two vendors.  I wasn't paying attention to monochrome,
<but I'm sure that large screen monochrome monitors (and boards) are/will be
<available, also.

From the Jan 17 MacWEEK (prior to the show)

"Announcements of several SE/30-compatible boards are expected at the
show, including:...

"The Big Picture Z21 SE/30 from E-Machines of Beaverton, Ore., a 21-inch
monochrome display system with four configurable resolutions."

Shirley Kehr