Brutkey

Blake Patterson
@blakespot@oldbytes.space

And one of the most interesting things about the PA-RISC based HP-9000 712 series is its Color Recovery system (allowing approximated 24-bit color from an 8-bit framebuffer -- which is effective and fascinating) and also, for me, the fact that it runs NEXTSTEP.

It's my fastest NEXTSTEP machine.

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Blake Patterson
@blakespot@oldbytes.space

A rough look at HP Color Recovery -- just a camera held up to an LCD on a HP 712/100. Loose, but gives some idea of 24-bit color from 8-bits, sans dithering.

Blake Patterson
@blakespot@oldbytes.space

More info on the HP Color Recovery system and my own HP 712.

https://bytecellar.com/2005/02/09/my_hp_9000_7126/

Blake Patterson
@blakespot@oldbytes.space

And a video looking at my HP 712/100 running NEXTSTEP and comparing it to the NeXTstation Turbo Color on the desk beside it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQxCmi9lYT4

Blake Patterson
@blakespot@oldbytes.space

And a video looking at my HP 712/100 running NEXTSTEP and comparing it to the NeXTstation Turbo Color on the desk beside it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQxCmi9lYT4