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From: S36666WB%ETSUACAD.BITNET@ricevm1.rice.edu (Brian Wright)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: More Marc stuff, but this time it's an answer!
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Date: 15 Sep 90 18:08:55 GMT
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On 15 Sep 90 03:51:31 GMT you said:
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>   Now, obviously, companies developing video hardware for MACs and
>IBM compatibles will continue to increase the resolutions, color
>capability, and performances of their products.  By time Commodore
>is finally finished with their 32-bit Amiga chipset, these hardware
>developers will also be very far along in the designs of their video
>products.  I happen to find it likely that they will be much further
>along than Commodore at that time.

How is it that WE as Amiga users have to RELY on Commodore for GRAPHICS? There
are products that will essentially give the Amiga NATIVE 24 bit color in
Hi Res.  Namely DCTV.  Yes this will be an external device.  But quite an in-
genius one.  It's cost will be fairly low too.  Try $495 List.  Much lower
than that in the store and mail order I am sure.  It is also a 24 bit digitzer/
framegrabber.  It will also allow FULL NTSC (24 bit equivilent) animations with
whatever limitations that standard Hi Res has.  The Animations being REAL-TIME
too.  Even if Amiga does get a 32 bit graphics chipset, will the machine be
fast enough for 24 bitplane 24 bit color REAL-TIME animations.  Possibly not.
Such a CHIPSET would most likely not work in the 500/1000/2000/2500s.  But
will most likely work on the 3000 on up.  DCTV will work on ALL Amigas.

It was stated at one time that the 3000's Zorro III slots would be fast enough
for any new chipsets that come along.  I wouldn't doubt it.  The Zorro III
bus's throughput is rated at some incredible rate.

>   Now, you and other people can insult me all you want.  If it makes
>you feel good, go ahead.  I don't pay much attention to the insults
>anyway.  But all the "Marc Barrett is ignorant and stupid" postings in
>the world won't change the situation with the Amiga's color video
>capabilities.

No it won't, but third party companies will.  Look at Mimitecs, Firecracker/24,
DCTV, Video Toaster, and Ham-e just to name the few that I know of....

>                               -MB-

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