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- From: dhbutler@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Your Conscience)
- Subject: Re: Falcon Graphics
- Message-ID: <1992Sep4.191425.12091@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
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- Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 19:14:25 GMT
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- >support 16-bit graphics but only up to a 13" monitor...for mor color/resolutio
- n
- >you need a graphics card. The Falcon's sound just kill the LCII. The LCII is
- >in direct comptetion with the Falcon, not the Classic II, plus the Falcon is
- >cheaper. The only thing that the LCII has is a superior O/S but TOS is
-
- Actually, to get "Thousands" of colors (4096 I guess), you just add Ram the
- built in video!
-
- I don't agree with your comment about the superior OS, I find the Mac OS
- *extremely* user friendly, and *extremely* slow, and *extremely* limited. I
- perfer the ST's O/S better in almost all cases...
-
- Of course, I have something about a computer that can actually corrupt its own
- operating system like the Mac likes to do also, seems like something should be
- done about that!
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- |-) -David Butler- dhbutler@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
-
- - who now has a shorter .sig file due to complaints...
-
- ||| - FRANK ZAPPA for president! "One of his best qualifications is
- / | \ that at least he won't take it seriously." - Jammer
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