Re: Display on CD, CE, CX

["John H. Kim" <jokim@tuna.mit.edu>]

On Tue, 29 Aug 1995, Robert Dewar wrote:

>   "Before this gets completely out of hand, IBM changed the TFT between
>   the 755C and 755CD/CE.  That's why if you look at the subject heading,
> 
> I cannot see any difference whatsoever in brightness between a 755C and
> a 755CX, they look identifical in this respect (and are sitting side
> by side).

They *are* different, or IBM is going to be up for a false advertising
lawsuit:
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IBM ThinkPad 755 Notebook Technical Specifications
...
755CE Display: 

     o 10.4" (actual viewable diagonal screen size) active-matrix TFT 
       color LCD; sidelit; 
     o Black Matrix on Array glare-reducing technology; 
     o 65,536 simultaneous colors at 640 x 480; 
     o 100:1 contrast 
...
755C Display: 

     o 10.4" (actual viewable diagonal screen size) active-matrix TFT 
       color LCD; sidelit; 256 simultaneous colors at 640 x 480; 
     o 100:1 contrast 
_______________________________________________________________________

I think the Apple TFTs are backlit, although I don't remember anymore
if that's different.
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