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- From: abaddon@uk.ac.liverpool.scm.suprenum (Kevin o donovan)
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- Subject: Re: ADVOCACY: Falcon - Why I'm buying it...
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- Date: 25 Jan 93 17:00:24 GMT
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- >>>>> On 21 Jan 93 22:16:36 GMT, cherborth@semprini.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca (Chris Herborth) said:
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- > I guess you didn't try using one of the nice 16-bit colour modes, eh?
- > Howard Chu (You know, great ST developer type? Ports GNU C for fun?)
- > reported that the system ran about 50% of normal speed in the
- > large/many-coloured modes.
-
- But are you going to be running a text editor in 16 bit colour? Personally I'd
- be happy with a high resolution 16 color display for most of my work (hopefully
- one of the same quality I get on my SM124), and the higher colour modes for
- games/art work.
-
- Kev
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