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Subject: Re: best way to get a //c monitor cable?
From: Jeff Blakeney <CUTjblakeney@sympatico.ca>
Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2004 21:11:03 -0400
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
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On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 19:46:26 GMT, bill_gates@microsoft.com (Simon
Williams) wrote:

>BTW, what other colours of monochrome monitors were generally available
>back when? I have only come across an amber one (which is very nice,
>though not an Apple product), but I can't help thinking that the
>omnipresent green ones wouldn't have been all that popular if "nicer"
>colours had been available... what's the story behind the green screen
>-- was it cheaper to produce, or looked more futuristic, or what?

The human eye can discern more shades of green than any other colour
so that might be one of the reasons it was popular for monochrome
monitors.

-- 
 Jeff Blakeney - Dean of the Apple II University in the
                 Apple II Community on Syndicomm.com
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- Re: best way to get a //c monitor cable?
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