Re: Apple ][gs VGA Card

[ltchean@iss.nus.sg (Lim Thye Chean)]

Yoshi (yoshi@CSOS.ORST.EDU) wrote:

: 	IMHO, the price is OUTRAGEOUSLY high. I'm not willing to pay
: 	$180+ for a video card which basically does nothing more than
: 	resolution-increase and colour-count-increase. For something
: 	which is basically a standard-PC-like SVGA card, try around
: 	$30 or $40; last I checked, a 1024x768x256 Trident SVGA card
: 	locally would cost me $29.95, on sale from the original $39.95.
: 	Interesting how hardware for the IIGS seems to always quin-
: 	tuple in price before it hits the customers...
: 	
: 	I'll wait for the TurboRez, since it's more of what *I* want,
: 	which is an SNES-like board, plus i've *SEEN* it with my very
: 	own eyes, so... I'd like to see this new board in action though,
: 	just to see what it does and all: It'd be nifty.

OK OK, if you are really complaining about $180, how are you going to pay
for the TurboRez which is about $300-330?

I am waiting for someone to tell me more about Second Sight before I decide
to either go PC or stay with my GS.

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