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- From: russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto)
- Subject: Re: Q700 vs. 950
- Message-ID: <1992Aug21.221808.12320@eng.umd.edu>
- Date: Fri, 21 Aug 92 22:18:08 GMT
- Organization: College of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park
- References: <6185@lhdsy1.lahabra.chevron.com> <D88-JWA.92Aug19184955@dront.nada.kth.se> <John_Shepardson.esh-210892105811@moose.slac.stanford.edu>
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- In article <John_Shepardson.esh-210892105811@moose.slac.stanford.edu> John_Shepardson.esh@qmail.slac.stanford.edu (John Shepardson) writes:
- >> The 950 does 16-bit graphics on a 21" color monitor, the 700
- >> only does 8-bit. Else they're about the same. The 700 comes
- >> with 512 kB VRAM, the 950 comes with 1 MB.
- >
- >The 950 supports 16 bit mode on any size monitor ( I think only 1 meg is
- >needed for the 13 & 16"). The 700/900 did not have 16 bit mode at all.
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- They have 16 bit mode (thousands of colors) on the 13" and 16"
- monitors, but you need 2MB for it (and then you have 24-bit mode too)
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- Doesn't the Q950 support 19" color monitors whereas the Q700/900 do not?
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- Matthew T. Russotto russotto@eng.umd.edu russotto@wam.umd.edu
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