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From: U3364521@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au (Lou Cavallo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: New Agnus
Message-ID: <406@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au>
Date: 19 Nov 89 03:46:23 GMT
References: <9932.AA9932@heimat> <810@tardis.Tymnet.COM>
Organization: I.A.E.S.R., Melbourne University
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In article <810@tardis.Tymnet.COM>, jms@tardis.Tymnet.COM (Joe Smith) writes:
> In article <9932.AA9932@heimat> sneakers@heimat.UUCP (Dan "Sneakers" Schein) writes:
> :Hardware Present:
> :  Super Agnus Chip (NTCS)
> :  Normal Denise Chip
> :Operating System is -Unaware- of the Presence of the Super Agnus Chip
> : I beg to differ because:
> :  #2: If I use the Avail command it shows 809648 Chip and 4555176 Fast, so
> :      im not sure how the Operating System could be -Unaware- of the Agnus
> 
> You really should have looked at the source code - it takes only 2 minutes.
> 
> Actually, the last line should be "graphics.library is -Unaware- of the
> presence of the 1-meg Agnus Chip".  Remember, there is a lot more to the
> new Agnus than just accessing more chip ram.  For instance, it is no
> longer limited to 1024x1024 pixel blits.  The new Agnus can do a 32Kx32K
> blit, but you need a newer graphics.library to take advantage of that.
> -- 
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