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From: jerry@truevision.com (Jerry Thompson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Amiga graphics future
Message-ID: <417@epicb.com>
Date: 21 Sep 90 05:30:43 GMT
Reply-To: jerry@truevision.com (Jerry Thompson)
Organization: Truevision Inc., Indianapolis, IN
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RESOLVED:

Without bashing the Amiga graphics, and aknowledging the superior
price/performance capabilities of said graphics, we, The Net,
have resolved the following:

Keep the base graphics in the Amiga the same as what they are now
(including the ECS).  They are fine for video work, animation, games, 
and multimedia applications.  Don't put expensive graphics capabilities
in the stock, low end systems (yet).

Add 32 bit graphics support to the OS.  This should allow applications
to work with any frame buffer that has a "driver" for it, ala 32 bit
QuickDraw and Windows 3.0 (only better).

OK, Commodore you have heard the word.  Now, get to it!


Now, this begs the question, "What should the high-end frame buffers 
be like?"  What kind of features are Amiga video professionals looking
for?  Or, what kind of features in an Amiga would attract video
professionals to the Amiga?  Or for DTP?  What would it take to make the
Amiga a serious CAD platform, if that is possible?


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 you ever seen Claude Rains?"  |  \X/ balances /_\   |   /_\  |  Mass Sarcasm."