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From: cosc10hv@judy.uh.edu (Paul Sears)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: A couple of requests
Message-ID: <5670.25e9265f@judy.uh.edu>
Date: 26 Feb 90 18:51:43 GMT
References: <1990Feb26.162623.437@chinet.chi.il.us>
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In article <1990Feb26.162623.437@chinet.chi.il.us>, saj@chinet.chi.il.us (Stephen Jacobs) writes:
> I have a couple of requests for information (maybe 3).
> 
> Has anyone seen a STacy offered for retail sale in the USA?
> 
> Has anyone seen a Mega ST offered for sale with TOS 1.4 as original equipment?
> 
> Would someone who knows more details about the Spectrum picture format than
> are given in the Baggett image formats list please explain the handling of
> palettes to me a bit more.  What I get from the list is that the image data
> looks just like a low rez screen, but that 3 palettes are loaded for each
> scan line; the palettes are somewhat abbreviated.  What pixel number does
> each palette take effect at?  Are these regular 16-word-long palettes?  If
> the docs with the package are good enough, I might buy it just for the docs,
> but with my lack of artistic ability, another paint program is the LAST
> thing I need.
> 
> I guess replies to the net are appropriate for the first 2 questions; mail
> or posting, your choice, for the third.
> 
> Thanks.                              Steve J.

As far as I know, there is a store here in Houston, TX that sells the Mega2's
and Mega4's with tos 1.4 and blitters installed.  I am not sure whether they
install the chips at the store or if they are shipped with them.  The store is
called THE FLOPPY WIZARD, Memorial City Mall, Houston.  I don't know the exact
address offhand...

 
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