The "Next Mac"

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From: Craig Wheeler
Date: Wed, 06 Aug 1986 00:44

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I was reading an post on the local bulletin board that rumored Apple had come
up with an algorithm for shrinking paint documents in a 31:1 ratio.  Imagine
a 31K picture saved as 1K on disk.  Wow.

It said that this would be in great use for the "next mac" (whichever prototype
Apple will release) as it would require more memory to store a picture, what 
with a larger screen and gray scales.

Gray scales?  Really?  I was thinking a while ago that if they didnt come out
with a color display, at least they could develop a mac with real grays and
shadings.  Imagine the quality of digitized images!  Any truth to this?


If this gets posted twice, I apologize.  I was seconds away from saving it
when a massive power surge wreaked havoc on my mac (and the modem, and the
lights, etc)  Lucky I have I surge supressor.

Rob Wheeler

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Subject: The "Next Mac"
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