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From: dlm@druhi.ATT.COM (Dan Moore)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Spectre 128
Message-ID: <3595@druhi.ATT.COM>
Date: 21 Sep 88 16:52:25 GMT
References: <8809191251.AA15678@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
Organization: AT&T, Denver, CO
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in article <8809191251.AA15678@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, nfrech@ALMSA-1.ARPA ("Norman R. Frech") says:
> I just got Dave Small's newsletter and I am fairly excited about this 
> product.  I don't know how to get to Dave on Usenet so I though maybe
> you could answer a few questions.  He talks about a version 2.0 
> coming up in the near future; will this be a free upgrade from 1.0 or
> will there be a charge?  Second, is it absolutely necessary to have
> a monochome monitor?

	You can reach Dave on the Well, try hplabs!well!dsmall, that
usually works for me.

	I don't know if the upgrade to version 2.0 will be free or not.
In general upgrades to fix bugs in the code are free, upgrades that add
new features are a small fee ($10 to $20).  The feature and bug fix list
for version 2.0 isn't finished yet so Dave hasn't decided what to do. 

	The Spectre 128 works with either the monochrome or color
monitors.  A monochrome monitor is recommended since it is a *LOT* nicer
looking and easier to use.  Color monitors work but they aren't
nearly as nice, the screen is smaller (640x200 instead of 640x400) and
updates to the screen are slower since the Spectre must convert the
"real" screen into the correct format for the ST color screen.  If you
really want to use Mac(tm) software I'd recommend getting a monochrome
monitor.

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				Dan Moore
				AT&T Bell Labs
				Denver
				dlm@druhi.ATT.COM
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