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- From: Dale_Adams@gateway.qm.apple.com (Dale Adams)
- Subject: Re: Quadra onboard video
- Sender: news@pcnntp.apple.com
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.133750.5082@pcnntp.apple.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 13:37:50 GMT
- Organization: Apple Computer Inc.
- Lines: 17
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- In article <scott.722147860@phylo> scott@phylo.life.uiuc.edu (Scott
- Howard) writes:
- > Can the Quadra On-Board Video Drive a two-page monochrome display?
- >
- > More specifically, I'm considering getting a used Apple TPD, or
- > a Radius 19 or 21 and wanted to know how many box tops I'm going
- > to have to save for teh whole system.
-
- Quadra onboard video can drive a 2-page display at up to 8 bits/pixel
- (bpp) on a Quadra 700 or 900 and 16 bpp on a Q950. With a monochrome
- display you're limited to 256 gray levels (i.e., 8 bpp), so any Quadra
- will work. You will have to add 2 VRAM SIMMs to a Q700 to get 8 bpp, but
- it does 4 bpp right out of the box. The Apple TPD is definitely
- compatible with the Quadras. I'm not sure about the Radius displays.
-
- - Dale Adams
- Apple Computer, Inc.
-