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From: tron1@tronsbox.xei.com (HIM)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: 24 Bit Video ..
Message-ID: <27024b15-2c05.11comp.sys.amiga-1@tronsbox.xei.com>
Date: 27 Sep 90 22:00:22 GMT
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><> [clyde.w.jr.phillips] (*Masked*@cbnewse.att.com)

>Second to produce 32bit Quickdraw took a total re-write of MAC Software.

    I think you will find that it is not important for EVERY peice of
software to work with the new stuff.

    It just doenst matter as long as the new hardware will run old software
or ALLOW it to run on the factory origional.

    A 800x600x256 workbench would be cute , but it not needed. All of the
programs that would matter would need to be writtent to allow the
resolution, REGARDLESS of hardware (a bitmap set up for 320x200 wont lokk
much better on the new hardware , better to make a 800x600 bitmap) so the
fact that it would need to have a new display method is not that big a deal.

    Where is the much vaunted Amiga Developers Ass. ? If the thrid party
folks would decide on a standard then we dont have to wait for C= .. The new
modes do NOT need to run intuition as for the most part they would be
display only , with most GUI stuff on the other monitor.

     Monitor cost is not a big problem right now, a good M-Sync for a few
hundred will handle 1024x768x256 and 800x600x256 and that is enough to catch
up at least.

>And lastly I'm happy to wait for a PRO-AMIGA with *some* backward
>compatability but WITH what you want PLUS Virtual Protected Memory,
>CD sound, DSP coprocesor for the BLIT & sound generation, etc
>AND MOST IMPORTANT ( CBM ) a easy upgrade path ( Like the 1000 offer )
>

    Sounds nice --  but at the moment I am pretty dis-illusioned. I'll wait
too , but with the Sun IPC down at a reasonable price now .. I hope it's not
too long.

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