CompuServe Thread

#Out of the woods

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#11104From: William Volk(Aegis DevelMar 10, 1986 6:21 PM
I suppose that is because 10 bit planes yelds 4096 colors, or is by math wrong (I ordered a HP16C a while back). What I mean is a 4096 color translator to take a "normal" bitplanes bitmap and convert it to HAM in real time. Wheeeee…. * Replies: 11110, 11122
#11110From: TIM JENISONMar 10, 1986 7:01 PM
Well, 2^12 is 4096, last time I checked. Consult your HP16! <he he>, Course, I hear Bell Labs figured out a way to compress 8 bits down to 7. (Part of their program to develop logic gates with negative delay). DIGI-VIEW does contain such a routine, i.e. starts with 12 bits and makes a HAM screen out of it. * RR 11104 +
#11122From: Jim SteeleMar 10, 1986 8:15 PM
Excuse the interuption, but have you seen the playboy cover demo? Is it by any chance an example of a HAM screen? It sure looked like more than 32 colors, and it didn't seem to have as much flicker as the mandril demo. -Jim * RR 11104