24-bit color board for Mac II

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From: edmoy
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1987 07:22

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I just saw an announcement of a 24 bit color board for the Mac II in the
October 15, 1987 issue of Electronics magazine (page 153).  It says it has
2.5 Mbits (probably meant 2.5 Mbytes), 24 bits per pixel and 1024 by 768
pixel resolution.  It occupies a single slot in the backplane and is supposed
to be compatible with "software written for Apple's 8-bit system".  The
Colorboard 1/104 is made by a RasterOps Corp. and goes for $2795.

Can this work right on a Mac II?  Can one get full 24-bit color capability
in all applications?  Doesn't the slot manager have problems with > 1 Mb
on a board (maybe RasterOps Corp. has a patch)?

I'll get what information I can from the RasterOps and post the info.

If this is really true, I want one.

Edward Moy
Academic Computing Services
University of California
Berkeley, CA  94720

edmoy@opal.Berkeley.EDU
ucbvax!opal!edmoy

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Subject: 24-bit color board for Mac II
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