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From: Fabian@cup.portal.com (Fabian Fabe Ramirez)
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Subject: Re: SE/30 to Apple Portrait Display Cards?
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Date: 19 May 89 21:55:54 GMT
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Greg,

I wouldn't exactly call that a problem...SuperMac was the first to announce
a full featured, 8-bit video for the Mac SE/30 and felt that a suggested
retail price of $1895 was appropriate for that product.  But I should point
out that here's what other Mac SE/30 video vendors are doing:

Generation X Technologies:

Vision '030A list for $995 and will only drive the Apple 12" or 13" monitor,
and it is supposed to feature virtual desktops with automatic pan and zoom.

Publisher '030 lists for $525.  This is a monochrome (B&W) video card designed
to drive their 19" monochrome monitor and Apple's 15" Portrait and 21" Two-Page
monitors.

RasterOps:

ColorBoard 108+/SE30 list for $1895 and is designed to support their 16" and
19" displays (probably the Trinitrons), as well as Apple's 13" (and presumably
the 12") monitor.  Hardware pan and zoom, extended desktops are standard.

MegaGraphics:

MegaScreen 3008GC lists for $1895 and is designed to support their 19"
Trinitron monitor.

Moniterm:

Viking 21 lists for $5590.  This system consists of a 8-bit video card
and monitor.

E-Machines:

T19 SE/30 lists for $6195 and is an 8-bit video card with their 19" Trinitron.

Z21 SE/30 lists for $2495 and is a 21" monochrome system (card & monitor).

Radius:

Their Two-Page Display (TPD) for the Mac SE/30 lists for $2190.

Hope this information is of some help.

Fabian Ramirez
SuperMac Technology

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