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In article <1992Apr5.161700.8486@next.cambridge.ma.us> simsong@next.cambridge.ma.us writes:
>I'm surprised that you say that 12-bit color is not satisfactory, as you get  
>more colors on the screen than with an 8-bit color map.
>
Yes, but how many shades of gray can you display with a 12-bit system? 
12/3 = 4, so you have 2^4=16 shades of gray. How many shades do you have with a
8-bit system with alocatable colorcells? Yes, 2^8=256. Difference!

Summarizing: On the 12-bit system, you can't be sure you get the pure color. On
a 8-bit palette out of 24 bits you can choose your own color map for your 
special purposes.
>I've spoken with people at the MIT Media Lab about  the NeXTstation Color,  
>including some professional animators.  Much to their surprise, they told me,  
>12=bit color is good enough so that you really can't see the difference.  This  
Sure you can, it depends on how many shades of one color you need.

Dimitri