Re: Two versions of second sight

[bazyar@netcom.com (Jawaid Bazyar)]

"Someone@Somewhere" <eaeu899@rigel.oac.uci.edu> writes:

>i just ordered second sight (takes about three weeks [ :-( ]) they said 
>there is a 24-bit and an 8-bit version-- now that was a surprise. i 
>thought there was the version with 512k DRAM and an 1MB DRAM. Why bother 
>with the two version? 

  Because we can offer a lower price on the 8-bit version. This
will be especially good for IIe users, IIGS users on a tight budget,
and schools.

> ( i already know the difference between 8 and 
>24-bit graphics) i mean, is there a performance difference between the 
>two?

   Nope. Same card, different DACs, slower DRAMs. (In 640x480 TrueColor
mode, the DAC is receiving data at 78MHz).
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