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From: honp9@jetson.uh.edu (Jason Tibbitts/The Blob Shop)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Good news concerning Amiga graphics
Summary: Why an Amiga?
Message-ID: <6631.26aa1b1f@jetson.uh.edu>
Date: 23 Jul 90 02:31:11 GMT
References: <03348.AA03348@sosaria.imp.com>
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[Munch all you want, I'll type more]

In article <03348.AA03348@sosaria.imp.com>, wizard@sosaria.imp.com (Chris Brand) writes:
> Finally a 24bit animation system seems to be available for the Amiga.
> Here's the info:
> 
> A2000 2 megs Fastram, 40 megs hd, 44 megs SyQuest, Transputer Graphics
> Board (yes, the Sang board) with 1 T800 and a G300, 2 megs DRAM and 2 megs
> Video RAM, resolution up to 800x600 with true 24 bit. Helios Operating
> System, NEC Multisync 3D
> 
Will someone please tell me just what purpose the Amiga serves in this setup? 
It seems to be not much more than a case with a power supply, keyboard and disk
drives.  So what is it that makes the Amiga a good base for this system?  One
would think that any computer with slots would suffice.

Or is the Zorro bus somehow special?

> Chris Brand - wizard@sosaria.imp.com
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