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- From: r_voisey@garlic.uwe.ac.uk (R Voisey)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn
- Subject: Re: The new Acorn Machine
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.091910.9488@csd.uwe.ac.uk>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 09:19:10 GMT
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- In article <JKH.92Nov17140603@whisker.lotus.ie>, jkh@whisker.lotus.ie (Jordan K. Hubbard) writes:
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- |> For example, I wouldn't consider using X if I couldn't get the 1152x900 (x8)
- |> resolution I'm using at the moment - I don't think such resolutions are
- |> possible on the Arc.
-
- You could run that in 4bpp with a VIDC enhancer (probably around 40Mhz should
- do the trick). But 8bpp would be pushing it..
-
- |> If you really really want a true unix workstation, then buy a
- |> SparcStation classic LC or wait for HP's next low-end snake, I.E. buy
- |> a real workstation for it! Even a 486PC has some real problems in the
-
- Well, I think I'd probably wait a while and see what leaps forth from Acorn.
- I suspect that they'd have a problem competing with the Sparcstation Classic
- though (enters at 4 grand I seem to recall, with lots of RAM and lots of disk).
-
- Bob
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