If I recall correctly, the 72dpi resolution was indeed the reason why Apple introduced the 832x624 resolution; apparently this was done to have the resolution on screen match the resolution on paper (when printed).
Greetings, Eelco. On 16 sep, 02:17, Gregg Eshelman <[email protected]> wrote: > --- On Thu, 9/15/11, Jeff Walther <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Sep 14, 8:28 am, QuoVadis <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > The problem of the Macintosh IIsi is that the built-in > > graphics card > > > was meant to work with proprietary Apple displays (12 > > to 14"). Each of > > > those monitors had a fixed resolution. For example, a > > 12" monitor was > > > fixed at 640 x 480, a 14" monitor at 864 x 642. > > > [NITPICK] The 14" was fixed at 640 X 480. I don't > > know what the 12" > > was. The 16" (later the 17") was 832 X 624.[/NITPICK] > > The 12" monitor with the tilted back screen and curved front that exactly > matches the early LC series and the IIsi is fixed at the mostly useless > resolution of 512x384. Many apps require a minimum of 640x480. > > It is possible to hack the 12" to make it fixed at 640x480 but it's harder to > do than the Color Classic and Color Classic II 640x480 hack. > > I dunno why Apple had the weird 832x624 resolution. Could be a desire to keep > a 72dpi image or possibly to thumb a nose at the PC world's 800x600 > resolution. 39,168 more pixels, ha! -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
