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- From: hyatt@cis.uab.edu (Robert Hyatt)
- Subject: Re: Active matrix monochrome screens?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan13.032000.4932@cis.uab.edu>
- Organization: University of Alabama at Birmingham
- References: <1ivtmeINNqj1@shelley.u.washington.edu>
- Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 03:20:00 GMT
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- In article <1ivtmeINNqj1@shelley.u.washington.edu> dean2@tbone.biol.scarolina.edu (Dean Pentcheff) writes:
- >OK, what's the scoop? I hear rumor that the Apple Powerbooks have
- >active matrix monochrome screens. Is this true? What does it mean?
- >Should I be looking for active matrix monochrome screens on PC
- >laptops? Does it yield higher image quality or more viewing ease?
- >
- >Thanks for helping the ignorant.
- >
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- upper end powerbooks have active matrix. It means: fast refresh, no
- shadowing, no hidden cursor. In short, take a color active matrix machine
- (like the compaq lite 25c I'm using right now) and eliminate the color.
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- I have seen a couple of active matrix notebooks (B&W) but don't recall
- who made 'em. Should become more common, although the cost is significantly
- more than the current passive matrix LCD screens.
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