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From: huebner@aero.aero.org (Robert E. Huebner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: A2410 board
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Date: 28 Nov 90 19:32:43 GMT
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In article <1353@ewu.UUCP>, mpierce@ewu.UUCP (Mathew W. Pierce) writes:
|> I here that the A2410 board has just been(?) released.  I here that it is 
|> capable of 259 out of 16.8 million on screen colors, but what
resolutions does
|> it support?
|> 
|> Could whoever answers this post it to comp.sys.hardware?
|> 

Specifications have already been posted on the net.  However, since many
may have missed it (I just read two consecutive queries regarding this
info), I'll quote the post (w/o permission I guess).


----- Originally posted by Scott Hood (hood@cbmvax.cbm.commodore.com) ------

The A2410 Hires graphics card has a TI34010 on it and as stated above
uses the TIGA software.  The display is programmable and the most likely
off the self resolutions that will be available are:
1024x768: 256 on screen colors out of a palette of 16.8 million (24-bit)
1024x1024:  "    "       "           "               "           "
800x600:   "          "          "            "          "
640x480 (interlaced NTSC):       "              "         "         "
 
Note that the A2410 also can have three overlay planes on top of the 256
on-screen colors for three more on-screen colors.  The UNIX software can
directly use this board for color X-windows applications which makes for
a very nice display.
You can use this card with the 1950 monitor but only with the 800x600 or
lower display resolutions.  The other higher resolutions require
something like a NEC 4D or 5D monitor.

I hope this helps..

Regards,
Scott Hood

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Scott Hood, Hardware Design Engineer (A3000 Crew),  Commodore-Amiga, Inc.
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Overall, this sounds like good news for those who have been whining about
the lack of hires displays.  In all honesty, this "24-bit" card sounds more
like (what Apple would call) an 8-bit card.  Either way, its a step in the
right direction toward workstation-quality displays.  In any event, it
beats the heck out of SVGA.

What questions are not answered: Availability, price, AmigaDOS support,
specific scan rates for each mode, drawing speed, etc etc etc.

Robert Huebner				Computer Security Dept.
huebner@aerospace.aero.org 		The Aerospace Corporation
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Thanks to Mr. Hood for being the first to resolve this (and many other)
hardware issues on the net.