whp@cbnap.UUCP (W. H. Pollock x4575 3S235) (08/05/86)
Dear Apple:
I've heard many disconcerting rumors that the next generation Mac will
have a 12" diagonal screen. This means that the effective vertical screen
size (11/1.414) is roughly 7".
Please (oh please oh please) give me a screen that can display 8.5 x 11!!!
I want to be able to see one complete page while I'm working in MacPaint,
MawWrite, or any other program for that matter!! Even with editors,
its nice to be able to show two 24 x 80 windows, and have room left over!
I hope Apple hears this; I'm planning to buy their next machine, but only
if it has a large enough screen. I'd bet others feel the same as me.
From the strong (left) arm of:
W. H. Pollock,
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to the opinions of persons living or dead is purely coincidental."stuart@ihlpf.UUCP (Ericson) (08/06/86)
>[ in posting <158@cbnap.UUCP>, W. H. Pollock writes: > I've heard many disconcerting rumors that the next generation Mac will > have a 12" diagonal screen. This means that the effective vertical screen ... > Please (oh please oh please) give me a screen that can display 8.5 x 11!!! ... > W. H. Pollock, > UUCP: ...{ihnp4,cbatt}!cbnap!whp > DELPHI: WHP > GEnie: W.POLLOCK Better yet, why not leave the decision up to the user. Sure, I would like the *OPTION* of a large screen (How about desk-sized some day, eh?) yet many users may only want a screen that allows them to use larger fonts for mor visibility or whatever. We shouldn't all have to pay the price of a 19 or 21 inch monitor if we don't need it (they are expensive when big!), not to mention a LARGE memory overhead for a big graphics display. (Let's see, 22K for the 9' screen, probably 80-150K for a large screen - that's quite a chunk of memory to maintain) As long as the monitors have SQUARE pixels, (to eliminate the aspect-ratio problems that haunt all other PC's) and Apple gives us a flexible screen driver, we should be able to buy what we need/want. That is the point of an open (read flexible) system! Yeah, I would like a big screen too. -- Stuart Ericson USENET: ..!ihnp4!ihlpf!stuart voice: (312) 979-4288 "A fool knows everything and nothing"
tim@hoptoad.uucp (Tim Maroney) (08/13/86)
Various large-screen upgrades for the Mac are expected to be shown at
MacExpo. I am sure at least one will be large enough for your needs.
I have heard a rumor that Levco is doing one, by the way, which means a good
quality of hardware and probably a reasonable price.
--
Tim Maroney, Electronic Village Idiot
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