Quickdraw colors

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Subject: Quickdraw colors
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Date: Fri, 26-Oct-84 11:26:07 EDT
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From: Gustavo Fernandez
Not that they are used or anything, but has anyone figured out what type
of scheme Bill Atkinson used to assign numeric codes to the 8 colors in
the (forthcoming?) color Mac? While they seem to be will distributed, I
cannot figure out how they were chosen. They can all be expressed in nine
bits but breaking them down into their bit patterns sheds little light.
Anyone got any ideas?
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