fgz@lakart.UUCP (Federico Genoese-Zerbi) (02/22/89)
I have been told that Apple has released a patched system which will support 8 bits for R, G, and B respectively + 1 byte of user bits in its color quickdraw routines. I have a 4 bit video card which I have been wanting to upgrade to 8 bits. However, if Apple is going to release a new video card in the summer that will have 32 bits/pixel then it is not worth my while to upgrade my old card unless Apple is going to make an upgrade path available. Does anybody (perhaps one of the folks at Apple) know whether the current video cards will be upgradeable to 32 bits/pixel or whether I'll have to trash the one I have currently? Thanks for answers. Federico Genoese-Zerbi {xait, mirror, cfisun}!lakart!fgz
Fabian@cup.portal.com (Fabian Fabe Ramirez) (02/24/89)
Federico, The patches which you talked about are currently ONLY available to Certified Apple Developers. As it stands now, there is no OFFICIAL OS release that supports anything beyond 8-bits. Apple has announced plans to release a new 32-bit video standard, known as 32-bit QuickDraw, but there is no scheduled release date. Also, Apple hasn't announced any 32-bit video card or upgrade. If you're interest in 32-bit QuickDraw, I'd recommend that you wait until Apple has officially release the new standard. Fabian Ramirez SuperMac Techology fabian@cup.portal.com sun!cup.portal.com!fabian