Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!maytag!xenitec!usenet!wcbcs!akcs.clemon
From: akcs.clemon@wcbcs (Craig Lemon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Better Amiga Graphics and HDTV
Message-ID: <[268b73b2:6239.4]comp.sys.amiga;1@wcbcs>
Date: 29 Jun 90 12:15:08 EDT
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>	Personally, I wouldn't care if they *never* "officially" added 24-bit
>color.  I have no need for it, and if I did, I'd go get a professional
>graphics machine and not a home computer with a thyroid condition.
>
>
>Dennis Francis Heffernan	|  "Remember the words of your teacher,
>dfrancis@tronsbox		|   your master: Evil moves fast, but
>...uunet!tronsbox!dfrancis	|   Good moves faster!"
>Original text (c) 1990  	|   --Partners in Kryme, T-U-R-T-L-E Power!

/* Flame On */

    Well Thank You, Mr Innovation!  I'm glad you're not in charge of
Commodore-Amiga.  They would still be marketing their 256K Amiga 1000 as the
wave of the future with you in charge.  For a long time Amiga users have
been trying to get rid of the home computer "game machine" impression of the
Amiga and get it into business instead of IBM and Apple where people can
really use its power.  Thanks for your help!  I, for one, believe in the
Amiga, and the more "power products" we have, the better chance of getting
into some real business we have.  We're not going to get anywhere with
people like you saying that the Amiga isn't, and will never be, good
enough...it's just a HOME COMPUTER!  

/* Flame Off */   for now...

   IMHO, CBm should be constantly developing new products.  They should
never develop a "well, we could've used a 68040 but people will be content
with the '030 for now" attitude.  Keep on the cutting edge.  We depend on
CBM for the standards for the machine.  If a third party device doesn't
conform, it probably won't succeed in an Amiga environment.  CBM should at
least set some sort of standard for 24-bit that at least thrid-party
developers can start (unless they have a better idea for it, then they could
tell CBM).  If in three years, 24-bit graphics is ho-hum and the norm in the
computer community, we can't have compatibility problems between boards. 
I'm not saying that all should be the same...the developers can enhance
their performance and speed all they want but there should be a standard way
to choose resolution and bit planes and display them.  Intuition and all
existing programs would run under the 24-bit system, even if it didn't use
all its capabilities.  This way 24-bit display could become standard on hte
motherboard and all older, non-24-bit software would run.

   You'll have to excuse my rambling, but these are my opinions.  Flames
welcome (to a point ;-), opinions welcome.  Heck!  I can't stop you from
doing anything 8-)

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