Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site topaz.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!think!harvard!seismo!columbia!topaz!eric From: eric@topaz.ARPA (Eric Lavitsky) Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Re: Amiga screens and interlacing Message-ID: <3100@topaz.ARPA> Date: Sun, 4-Aug-85 11:58:34 EDT Article-I.D.: topaz.3100 Posted: Sun Aug 4 11:58:34 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 7-Aug-85 02:12:01 EDT References: <262@brl-tgr.ARPA> <1662@mnetor.UUCP> Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 26 >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 -- ARPA: LAVITSKY@RUTGERS UUCP: ...{harvard,seismo,ut-sally,sri-iu,ihnp4}!topaz!eric SNAIL: 16 Oak St., Flr 2 New Brunswick, NJ 08903