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- From: nazedgi@yalevm.ycc.yale.edu (nazedgi@yalevm)
- Subject: Re: I'm think about getting a Mac, but ...
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- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 21:49:01 GMT
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- > In the Mac world, screen resolution is almost always 72 dpi (dot per
- > inch) or very close to this. The number of pixels on the screen is
- > determined by how big the monitor is. A 13" monitor can display 640x480
- > pixels at roughly 72 dpi. A 16" monitor can display 624x832 pixels.
- >
- > Mac folks stick with roughly 72 dpi screen resolution (for the most
- > part - there are a few exceptions) because this provides WYSIWYG (what
- > you see is what you get) between screen and printout. Also 72 dpi
- > is what the software expects.
- >
- > TO get mor resolution on a Mac display you get a bigger monitor.
- >
- > -- Michael Peirce -- peirce@outpost.SF-Bay.org
- > -- Peirce Software -- Suite 301, 719 Hibiscus Place
- > -- -- San Jose, California USA 95117
- > -- Makers of: -- voice: (408) 244-6554 fax: (408) 244-6882
- > -- Smoothie -- AppleLink: peirce & America Online: AFC Peirce
- I'm also a Dos/Mac user and I can tell you that most of the time graphics
- (i.e. Windows) are not run in SVGA resolution (1024 x 740) because the
- icons look too small. The advantage however of being able to run at
- different resolutions is that one can increase the amount of information on
- the screen, which is something that Mac users can't do (economically that
- is). So if you want to be able to run in multiple resolutions buy a Sony
- 1304 multisync or something similar. There's one caveat though, none of
- the trinitron monitors out there can compete with Apple's monitor.
- They're VERY good, but not quite as good. Go to a local dealer, check the
- multisyncs available and if you can, put them side by side with an Apple
- monitor and decide what's more suitable for you.
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- This message was posted from a public Macintosh at Yale University.
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