Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!rex!ames!pacbell!sactoh0!mfolivo From: mfolivo@sactoh0.UUCP (Mark F. Newton) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Xenon2 and Blood Money vs. TOS 1.4 Summary: Why 50Hz Euro standards Message-ID: <2250@sactoh0.UUCP> Date: 15 Dec 89 05:25:38 GMT References: <891125.23055881.010913@SFA.CP6> <3483@jarthur.Claremont.EDU> Organization: Sacramento Public Access, Ca. USA Lines: 13 In article <3483@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>, cstein@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Clifford M. Stein) writes: > In article <891125.23055881.010913@SFA.CP6> Z4648252@SFAUSTIN.BITNET (Z4648252) writes: WHY DID ATARI DO THIS? The reason why there are 50Hz monitors, is because the European power system is 50Hz, while North America uses 60Hz. Therefore... -- Sakura-mento, CA mmsac!sactoh0!mfolivo mfolivo@sactoh0 pacbell!sactoh0!mfolivo (they're worth a try...)