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From: greg@walt.cc.utexas.edu (Greg Harp)
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Subject: Re: 24 Bit Video ..
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Date: 3 Oct 90 20:09:14 GMT
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In article <1990Oct3.013842.11636@nmt.edu> dksnsr@nmt.edu (Dr. Mosh) writes:
>I recently received information about Sun's new VX and MVX graphics
>ACCELERATOR.  The VX has one i860 at 40mhz to handle full 32-bit graphics,
>the board is really incredible, then the MVX has 4 i860's to enhance the
>performance of the VX...  I was just thinking how an i860 graphics board
>would be really good for the Amiga too... 

Know what happens when you put an Intel chip into a Motorola machine?

BLOOIE!!

It's not a pretty site...

>-- 
>=========================   M.E.R.L.  - Mosh Effects Research Laboratories
>Dr. Mosh	        | 	Look for us at all fine Mosh Pits
>dksnsr@nmtsun.nmt.edu	| "The best way to beat the system is to own it..."
>Computer Science      	| -Bob Broilo (Some drugger)

But seriously, there are graphics accelerators based on other RISC chips like 
the SANG board which are supposed to be coming out...

Greg "Keep those Intel chips out of my Amiga!" Harp

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