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From: ern@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Ernest J Obusek)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: How about Sliced EHB ??
Summary: The desire for better Amiga graphics
Message-ID: <21040@unix.cis.pitt.edu>
Date: 7 Dec 89 05:04:20 GMT
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In article <1247@corpane.UUCP> sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks) writes:
>In article <8912030118.AA15320@en.ecn.purdue.edu> bevis@EE.ECN.PURDUE.EDU (Jeff
>Bevis) writes:
>
>>Is it just me, or is anyone else out there getting disturbed by all of the
>>dynamic/sliced/diced/minced display modes involving cpu-intesive activity,
>>just to bring up the image?  I mean, what are things migrating toward here?
>>The hardware should display the images, and the software should NOT have to
>>worry about them.  (you know what I mean)
>
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>
>I take it all as a sign that we need to improve the graphics in the hardware.
>I think the new productivity modes in 1.4 are a step in the right direction,
>but how about giving us a super hi-res ham mode in hardware? It's time Amiga
>took the lead again. Heck, forget the hires ham and give us 24bit graphics like
>the Mac. 16 million colors in 640 x 400 would be great. 
>
>>We definitely need drastically improved graphics in the A3000.  That's all I
>>can say.
>>
>
>We need it for the 2000 (and 500) also. That's where the largest group of
>customers is. I for one can't afford the 3000 when it comes out. 
>

I don't agree with what you are saying here.  You say "We definitely need
drastically improved graphics...".  Well speak for yourself!  I'm quite
happy with the Amiga graphics as they are and don't think "we" need any 
change at all.

Adding new super graphics modes to the Amiga will just raise its base cost,
and I'd bet that most people don't need (or perhaps want) the new graphics
modes.

It's my totally worthless opinion that Commodore should release graphics
cards with whatever super awesome graphics you want and let you buy it and
add it to your machine.  But I don't want to pay for graphics capability I'm
not going to use.


Ernest

ern@unix.cis.pitt.edu
ern@cisunx.UUCP


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