cmpeters@eos.ncsu.edu (C MAVERICK PETERSEN) (11/02/90)
In article <2312.272EAECB@blkcat.fidonet.org>, Nelson.Steele@f421.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Nelson Steele) writes: > Can anyone tell me about the slot on the IIsi? Will the arbitrary > 24-bit color card (to drive a 199" monitor) go in the slot as shipped? 199"? Now THAT'S a MONITOR! Man, if I could have a monitor that was 14+ feet by 8+ feet, I wouldn't need a bedroom anymore. Hell, I might not even need a house... Hmmmm. I wonder how much memory it'd take? Well, lessee here... Well, a 9" screen has 512x342=175104 pixels; and making a rough estimate, we'll say there's a linear relationship between pixel area and screen area (there's usually not)...then the 199" monitor from hell will have ~85608562 pixels (wow!). Continuing: 24bits/pixel[color]+8bits/pixel[alphabyte] = 32 bits/pixel Mem = 85608562*4/1024 = ~335Mb just for video! Assuming you could still get 1M simms from The Chip Merchant for $39, the cost would be $13065 for the memory alone--not to mention the second mortgage you've already taken out on your house to buy the MONITOR! Just my 0.0001530807501% (of the memory cost) worth. C. Maverick Petersen mav@eceugs.ncsu.edu cmpeters@eos.ncsu.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Somebody please send me to Colorado... I've gotta get away from Jesse Helms! -----------------------------------------------------------------------