Re: Apple Drops Backward Compatibility for Next MacOS

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David Moles <deivu@eccosys.com> wrote:
>Matt Ackeret wrote:
>> 
>> In article <326FB037.4287@eccosys.com>, David Moles  <deivu@eccosys.com> wrote:
>> >My only real problem with the IIGS as compared to, say, a
>> >Mac Plus (that being the machine of record on this thread)
>> >was the composite video. After word processing on a crisp,
>> >clear monochrome screen -- or a good, modern RGB monitor
>> >-- it's very hard to go back.
>> 
>> What in the hell are you talking about?  The GS monitor is an analog RGB
>> monitor that looks pretty good.  Damn, I remember saving $500 bucks for that
>> thing one summer, back when $500 was *a lot* of money (now it's "pretty much"
>> money). (My GS is an upgraded //e so I upgraded bits and pieces at a time.)
>> --
>
>*Shrug* I'm talking about the screen on my grandfather's IIgs.
>Whatever it is, it isn't very good for reading WYSIWYG text.
>
>--D

Your grandfather must have a composite monitor designed for the //e.
The GS uses can also use an analog RGB monitor that's fine for WYSIWYG.
To give you an idea, the orignal Macintosh II graphics card supported
the GS monitor.