Re: MacIntosh XL anti-distortion board

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From: John W Peterson
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 1985 13:08

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> The pixels are a different shape and circles on the
> Mac as in MacPaint or MacDraw look like ovals on the XL. 

This is true on MacPaint.  However, MacDraw is (according to apple)
smart enough to know if it's running on a Lisa and adjusts the
porportions accordingly.  This is fairly easy for it to do, since it
stores geometry and not bits.

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Subject: Re: MacIntosh XL anti-distortion board
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