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SCSI Card for Tool Box??

    26-Nov-90 01:29:11
Fm: Black Belt Systems 76004,1771
To: Jim Steele 73315,375
"32 bit color" isn't more color – it's other things like tranparency overlays and the like, genlock, you know. They use the extra bits/pixel for various and sundry things, but I have yet to see them used for more color than 24 bits. Re the Toaster, I _believe_ that it is still not FCC class B approved, so it's not even _legal_ for most hobbyists to use, much less affordable. If it's been Class B approved, I'm sure RAD Moose will jump in here and correct me. :^) And of course the lack of a real time paint is a serious shortcoming… LightWave is very impressive… I was able to make some really nice images in just a few minutes with it, and I consider myself a complete idiot when it comes to rendering. It made it seem totally natural and easy – a program I could use, unlike Turbo, a program I own and have *no* idea in this universe how to operate. It seems to have a user interface (and I use the term very loosely) designed for martians, or perhaps Alpha Centaurians. And the firecracker makes terriffic output – I've seen the puppy. BBS->Williams.Ben[AA7AS]