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From: fgz@lakart.UUCP (Federico Genoese-Zerbi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Apple 32 Bit Color Quickdraw -- video card considerations
Message-ID: <439@lakart.UUCP>
Date: 21 Feb 89 20:26:30 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: Lakart Corporation, Newton, MA
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I have been told that Apple has released a patched system which will
support 8 bits for R, G, and B respectively + 1 byte of user bits in
its color quickdraw routines.  I have a 4 bit video card which I have been 
wanting to upgrade to 8 bits.  However, if Apple is going to release a new 
video card in the summer that will have 32 bits/pixel then it is not worth 
my while to upgrade my old card unless Apple is going to make an upgrade path 
available.  Does anybody (perhaps one of the folks at Apple) know whether the 
current video cards will be upgradeable to 32 bits/pixel or whether I'll have 
to trash the one I have currently?


Thanks for answers.

Federico Genoese-Zerbi
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