PC compatibility questions [was Re: Mac SE running IBM]

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From: Peter "Arrgh" Korn
Date: Wed, 01 Jul 1987 04:34

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One thing disturbs me about all the press releases and product information
I've seen on the AST 80286 board for the Mac II.  They all say that the
board will make the Mac II hercules and CGA compatible.  But with a color
Mac II why not go the added step of making it EGA compatible?  (or go all
the way to make it compatible with IBM's new graphic standard?).

The 640x480 resolution of the Mac II is equal to PGA, and is greater than
IBM's EGA resolution (with only 16 colors displayed, it's almost 
indistinguishable from the 'Super EGA' standard used by the Paradise and
Vega Delux cards--a resolution supported by Pagemaker and Ventura Publisher
via MS-Windows and GEM).

Is this just plain foolishness on AST's part?  Or am I missing something here?

Peter
--
Peter "Arrgh" Korn	 			Oh when, oh when will my MacII
korn@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU				 arrive?  Oh where, oh
{decvax,dual,hplabs,sdcsvax,ulysses}!ucbvax!korn	      where can it be?

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From: korn@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Peter "Arrgh" Korn)
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Subject: PC compatibility questions   [was Re: Mac SE running IBM]
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