ghost@rpiacm.UUCP (Dana Jacobsen) (06/26/87)
Does anyone know of companies making larger screens for the Mac II which would enable it to use, say, a 1k by 1k screen? And how does the Mac II handle the larger screen? Does it expand the desktop to fit the current size of the screen (and would most software work with it) ? Also, what kind of prices should I expect? Thanks in advance!
sho@tybalt.caltech.edu (Sho Kuwamoto) (06/26/87)
In article <399@rpiacm.UUCP> ghost@rpiacm.UUCP (Dana Jacobsen) writes: > > Does anyone know of companies making larger screens for the Mac II >which would enable it to use, say, a 1k by 1k screen? And how does the >Mac II handle the larger screen? Does it expand the desktop to fit the >current size of the screen (and would most software work with it) ? >Also, what kind of prices should I expect? > Thanks in advance! From MacWorld July 1987: Model | resolution | bits/pix | size | dpi | Price ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apple mono | 640x480 | up to 8 | 12in | 76 | $399+$499 SuperMac mono | 1365x1024 | 1 | 19in | 72 | $1495+$495 Sigma Designs mono | 1664x1200 | 1 | 15in | 150 | $1795 Sigma Designs mono | 1664x1200 | 1 | 19in | 110 | $2295 E-Machines mono | 1024x808 | 1 | 17in | 82 | $1995 Micrographic Images mono | 1024x900 | 1 |19.5in| 72 | $1995 Apple color | 640x480 | up to 8 | 13in | 69 | $999+$499 SuperMac color | 1024x768 | up to 8 | 19in | 72 | $2995+$1495 Where the price is written in the form $xxx+$xxx, the first figure is the price of the monitor itself, and the second figure is the price of the card. The expansion kit for the Apple monitor is $199. All of these cards work very similaraly, and as a result, any well behaved application *should* run on all of them. (we've all heard that one before) In addition, I imagine that many more monitors will be coming out in the next year or two. -Sho
han@apple.UUCP (Byron Han) (06/26/87)
In article <399@rpiacm.UUCP>, ghost@rpiacm.UUCP (Dana Jacobsen) writes: > > Does anyone know of companies making larger screens for the Mac II > which would enable it to use, say, a 1k by 1k screen? And how does the > Mac II handle the larger screen? Does it expand the desktop to fit the > current size of the screen (and would most software work with it) ? > Also, what kind of prices should I expect? > Thanks in advance! Supermac Technologies has both a color and B&W monitor which is 19 inches (or larger I don't remember). You need to purchase their video card for use with the monitors. Cost: ~4200 for the color Spectrum Monitor at ComputerWare in Palo Alto. The BW one is considerably less. I am not sure about the prices, so this should only be a guesstimate. Software which follows the Apple programming guidelines (i.e. not hardcoding screen sizes) will take advantage of all the space available on the screen. In other words, if the program runs on the Radius, E Machines or other large screens without any cosmetic defects then there will be no problem. Most software that runs w/o cosmetic defects on the II will run on the other large screens since the Mac II has 13"/12" C/BW monitors. DISCLAIMER: I have no connection with SuperMac Technologies except as a satisfied customer of their Dataframe line. DISCLAIMER: I have previously worked for ComputerWare in Palo Alto but now have no connection except as a satisfied patron. DISCLAIMER: This in no way is to be construed as any official Apple position, or Apple endorsement of any products mentioned. /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ /* NOTE: This represents my personal viewpoints and in no way represents */ /* any official position of Apple Computer, Inc. */ /* Byron B. Han UUCP: {sun,voder,nsc,mtxinu,dual}!apple!han */ /* Apple Computer, Inc. CSNET: han@apple.csnet */ /* 20525 Mariani Ave MS 27Y GENIE: BYRONHAN CSERVE: 72167,1664 */ /* Cupertino, CA 95014 ATTNet: 408-973-6450 APPLELINK: HAN1 */ /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/