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- From: szatezal@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Shane M Zatezalo)
- Subject: Re: Re> Review: PowerBook 160
- Message-ID: <1992Nov10.174833.24073@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
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- References: <1992Nov2.173159.24864@ausom.oz.au>
- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 17:48:33 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov2.173159.24864@ausom.oz.au> rkay@ausom.oz.au (Richard Kay) writes:
- >meharg@fraser.sfu.ca (Gersham William Meharg) writes about his new
- >PowerBook 160:
- >
- >> - The screen is perhaps the most obvious. The 16greys add
- >> significantly to the environment. Grey icons are so much better than
- >> black and white ones. One thing that I have noticed about the screen
- >> is that the borders are slightly lighter than the center.
- >
- >I agree with you about the improved aesthetics of the screen
- >environment. I think that the PowerBook Supertwist screen has always
- >been a little lighter around the borders has it not -- due to the
- >backlighting? You failed to mention the screen "flickering" when using
- >the maximum number of greys. The darker greys sometimes develop a
- >"flicker" which, if it bothers you, can be reduced by appropriate
- >adjustments to the contrast control and number of greys. This problem
- >is specifically mentioned in the Troubleshooting chapter of the user
- >manual (p272).
-
- But how many programs use grey scale any more?
-
- >> - Video out port on the back. The port on the back is small and in an
- >> unfamiliar configuration to me, Apple includes a small cable to act
- >> as an adaptor for a standard Apple video port. The manual states that
- >> the computer will support the following monitors: Apple 12"mono,
- >> 12"RGB, HiRes 13", color 13" (new 14"?), 15" and 16". It also
- >> supports any VGA monitor in VGA mode with a able adaptor. It supports
- >> monitor mirroring with an external monitor.
- >
- >I can't wait to try this feature. The manual also says that you must
- >use processor cycling on your PowerBook 160 when using Apple's 16 inch
- >monitor in order to prevent the computer from overheating and allow the
- >battery to recharge. There may be a performance hit experienced when
- >doing this. Is this the case with the Duo's? The manual also suggests
- >using processor cycling when using any external monitor (p233).
-
- What is this "processor cycling" that was mentioned?
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