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From: eric@topaz.ARPA (Eric Lavitsky)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Re: Amiga screens and interlacing
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Date: Sun, 4-Aug-85 11:58:34 EDT
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Posted: Sun Aug  4 11:58:34 1985
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>From: george@mnetor.UUCP (George Hart)
>Subject: Re: Amiga screens and interlacing
>Date: 1 Aug 85 14:24:41 GMT

>In article <262@brl-tgr.ARPA> BRAIL@SEISMO.CSS.GOV writes:
>>I understand the Amiga uses interlacing to get 400
>>lines on the screen, so a 640X200 resolution would only be necessary.

>Uhmmm, better make sure that it has the long persistence phospher.
>Not all 640x200 monitors have it since it's not required for the IBM PC
>(which isn't interlaced and at which most 640x200 screens are aimed).

>Both Princeton and Kimtron make LP screens.

Commodore will be releasing an RGB monitor that can handle the full
Amiga resolution and even display all 4,096 colors at once for $495
list price. The unit even has built in stereo speakers and can handle
NTSC input from a VCR or TV tuner.

Eric
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