Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!att!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!sun-barr!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!mcvax!hp4nl!nikhefk!paulm From: paulm@nikhefk.UUCP (Paul Molenaar) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: 32 bit QuickDraw Message-ID: <570@nikhefk.UUCP> Date: 17 Aug 89 08:17:54 GMT References: <2862@amelia.nas.nasa.gov> <3671@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu> Reply-To: paulm@nikhefk.UUCP (Paul Molenaar) Distribution: comp.sys.mac Organization: Nikhef-K, Amsterdam (the Netherlands). Lines: 33 In article <3671@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu> jnh@ecemwl.UUCP (Joseph N. Hall) writes: >In article <2862@amelia.nas.nasa.gov> truong@amelia.nas.nasa.gov (Tuong C. Truong) writes: >>With all these talk about converting Mac II signal to NTSC, It boils down >... >The new issue of MacUser features an ad for a new RasterOps 24-bit board, >for a 13" monitor (the Applecolor monitor is fine), and it includes some >hardware for NTSC output (though you might need to buy some additional >minor hardware). The price is a jaw-dropping $995. That's right, three >digits. That's about the same as the Apple 8-bit color board. You can >call for information (I did but haven't received it yet). > I'm seriously considering to buy that Rasterops 24-bit videocard (hell, I sold my SE to buy a IIcx just to be able to use the card ;) but I'd like to hear other people's experiences. Anyone using it now? Have there been reviews in the Mac press? And: will it, in some future, support PAL output? (I'd prefer HD-MAC output, but then again...;) Related question: can anyone enlighten me on the average street-price of a Mac IIcx in the States? Will prices drop when the new macs hit the street? Paul Molenaar "Just checking the walls" - Basil Fawlty - -- Paul Molenaar "Just checking the walls" - Basil Fawlty -