Re: Second Sight (I bit the bullet...)

[philip@labtam.OZ.AU (Philip Stephens)]

Ben Boyer writes:

>I've been buried in school for the last year and this is the first I've
>heard of more than 16 bits for an A2..  What is it?  What does it do?
>How much is it?

  Ben, the Second Sight is a 24-bit _video_ card; it provides resolutions
up to 640x400 on an AppleColor monitor, or 1024x768 on a standard VGA
monitor.  It emulates the GS video modes for backward compatibility (it's
not a 100% emulation yet, but it's close enough).

>I've got an Apple IIgs (sheesh.  I just realized I don't even have a
>hard drive...ouch.)  with 5 megs of ram and a speech synthesizer; Will I
>still be able to use that, or will I have to get modified stuff?

  Nope, the Second Sight will work with any configuration.  Of course, you
really should get yourself a hard drive for your own sake ;-)