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- From: gbcusg@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (I. Barnett)
- Subject: Re: Falcon Graphics
- Message-ID: <Bu3B1F.7q2@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca>
- Organization: UTCS Public Access
- References: <Bu1Dyu.IA0@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca> <1992Sep4.151149.8953@newshost.lanl.gov>
- Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 05:24:50 GMT
- Lines: 51
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- In article <1992Sep4.151149.8953@newshost.lanl.gov> hutch@bellman.lanl.gov writes:
- >
- >In article IA0@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca, gbcusg@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (I. Barnett) writes:
- >>In your post, you say that the latest Mac LC (the LCII) is better that the
- >>Falcon. Where do you get this from? The LCII is a 16 Mhz '030 : tie. It will
- >>support 16-bit graphics but only up to a 13" monitor...for mor color/resolution
- >>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
- >>getting better.
- >>
- >
- >I thought the LC and LCII could only support _8_ bit color (256 simultaneous) on
- >Apple's 12 inch monitor and 16 colors on the 13" units. To get 256 colors on a
- >13" you need to add more VRAM. Isn't this right or did Apple improve video specs
- >on the LCII? It _could_ be a nice machine if but for that 16 bit data path!!!
- >
- >I think the Falcon should indeed be superior to the LCII (even disregarding the
- >Falcon's vastly superior sound capabilities) but then again, there is that huge
- >software base for the Mac made possible because Apple _advertises_! And don't
- >forget about the more powerful but lower cost 68030 machines Apple has announced
- >for availability later this year; some with built-in CD-ROM too.
- >
- >As a developer, I'm just curious... how many folks in this newsgroup actually do
- >intend to buy a Falcon when (and if) they become readily available at say, about
- >US$799 for a 1Mb, _no_ hard drive model (which will _not_ multitask in this
- >configuration)? How much will a 4Mb, 65Mb HD model cost? Atari has not released
- >pricing info yet but if $799 is about right for the low end, we would surely be
- >talking about $1299 or so, don't you think? And you'll also need a VGA monitor.
- >
- >So how many _really_ intend to buy one?
- >
- >Cheers,
- >
- >___________________________ John "HUTCH" Hutchinson _________________________
- >_________________ Fair Dinkum Technologies Member - IAAD _______________
- >________________ "No worries, mate... it's from Fair Dinkum!" _______________
- >____________ email: hutch@bellman.lanl.gov GEnie: FAIR-DINKUM _____________
- >
- >
-
- You need to upgrade the vram to get 16-bit graphics...sorry. The 4mb, 65 HD
- falcon will cost 1399 US. To get the most out of the graphics modes, you
- will need a VGA monitor, but you CAN use a SC color monitor with interlace
- or an AM monitor for ST high only. My point is : a LCII + monitor is about
- $2200 while a falcon with a VGA monitor will be about $1800. Let's keep
- our fingers crossed about s/w support for the machine...
-
- darren King, GBC. email :: gbcusg@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca
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