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I just received RasterOps' Colorboard 264, their 640x480x24-bit
display card, which I purchased from MacLand for $699.

Mini-review:

Construction:  from all appearances, the board is well-designed, 
	with fewer chips than the Apple 8-bit board.  There were no 
	visible modifications.

Speed:  No difference that I could measure from the Apple board in 
        1-, 2-, 4-, or 8-bit modes.  Tests included scrolling a
	text-only document in Word and catting a file in VersaTerm 
	at 19200 bps.  The speed in 24-bit mode was slightly better 
	than 1/3 the speed (24/67) of 8-bit mode. (The speed on my 
	Mac II reminded me of using a terminal at 1200 bps.)

Included software:  A system folder (6.0.3), with color QD init and 
	two 32-bit picts in the scrapbook.  Dated July 1989.

Cable:  no video cable was included.  I used the apple 13" color
	monitor and Apple video cable.  If you want to use the NTSC
	output feature you have to get a special cable from RasterOps.

Compatibility:  seems fine in all modes but 24-bit.  In 24-bit mode,
        most applications work except for painting, image processing,
        etc. applications that depend on 8-bit mode.  Some of these 
	say that they require 24-bit mode and some just crash. 

Programs that seem to work even in 24-bit mode:
        Word, VersaTerm, HyperCard, DiskFit, most others

Programs that don't work in 24-bit mode:
        NIH Image 1.16, Giffer 1.03, MacVision 2.0, MacDraw II

        These programs either state that they need 8-bit mode or just
        crash.  Note that these programs all work in 8-bit mode.

	RGBView works in 24-bit mode, but just displays 8-bit images.

Question for those of you who have read this far:  Do you know of 
	any painting, image processing, or just picture display 
	programs that are compatible with 32-bit QD?  Where can I 
	find programming information for 32-bit QD?  Does anyone 
	have necessary glue routines or whatever for Think C?

Wanted to buy:  a 12" apple black and white monitor to use with my old
	Apple 8-bit video card, preferrable in Pittsburgh area.

Harry Plantinga
planting@cs.pitt.edu