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Frame buffer memory was still incredibly expensive in 1980. Our labs 512 x 512 x 8bit table lookup color buffer cost $30,000 in 1980. Mac's 512 x 384 x 8bit buf
by peter303 1y ago
Frame buffer memory was still incredibly expensive in 1980. Our labs 512 x 512 x 8bit table lookup color buffer cost $30,000 in 1980. Mac's 512 x 384 x 8bit buffer in 1984 had to fit the Macs $2500 price. The Xerox Alto was earlier than these two devices and would have cost even more if it had a full frame buffer.
- sroussey 1y agoWasn’t the original Mac at 512 x 342 x 1bit?
- mkl 1y agoYes: https://512pixels.net/2025/05/original-macintosh-resolution/ https://512pixels.net/2025/05/original-macintosh-resolution/ There was a discussion here a couple of weeks ago (with a typo in the title): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44110219 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44110219