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Re:Amiga Forever by JohnBooty on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @09:10AM (#34066090)
Wow, I had no idea that the ST had 100hz modes. That's so cool.

Folks who grew up in the post-CRT era might not realize what a difference 100hz vs. 60hz could make with CRT monitors when you were staring at a screen for 8+ hours a day.

Re:Amiga Forever by guenthert on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @06:31PM (#34074407)
Not sure what the graphics controller was capable of, but the 'paperwhite' monochrome monitor which was offered then supported 72Hz refresh rate. That was a lot then and most people won't notice the remaining flicker, but it's not 100Hz. Op might be misremembering.

(I'm a bit sensitive -- around that time, I removed a connection on the MB of my Schneider, nee Amstrad, CPC 464 so that it would think it's the NTSC version and would output the screen's content @60Hz and adjusted my monitor accordingly. 60Hz was just about bearable, 50Hz (PAL) only with dark background)

Re:Amiga Forever by Cockbrand on Friday December 23, 2022 @01:22PM (#34109001)
This is true, the monochrome monitor only did a bit over 70Hz. I was corrected in another comment in this thread.