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Subject:    [THIN] Re: Color Question
From:       Jan <tinybeetle () gmail ! com>
Date:       2012-06-13 15:55:06
Message-ID: CALBxdaDb+Go2vrSCzmrBWcFrLVSh3+K5r8t_zNdOM+NPNCjY=Q () mail ! gmail ! com
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Just give him a rotary phone and ask him to call Citrix HQ to confirm
or deny. Problem solved.

On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 11:35 AM, Greg Reese <gareese@gmail.com> wrote:
> Way way back when Citrix first introduced support for high color in
> Metaframe XP (FP1 I think, 2002 or so) the trick was that the higher
> color settings actually used LESS bandwidth than lower color settings
> such as 256 colors. =A0The explanation at the time is that it was more
> efficient code, they weren't going to re-code the 256 color code to
> make it more efficient etc etc. =A0So, as counter-intuitive as it was,
> the higher color resolution was faster that the lower ones.
>
> Does that still hold true? =A0i've got a co-worker saying otherwise. =A0H=
e
> was in high school when this all happened but he's really smart too so
> I don't want to automatically dismiss this because it is very possible
> it changed and I was napping or something at the time. =A0Being so old,
> I need those mid day naps and things after eating my oat bran.
>
> Greg
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