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From: steves@pnet01.cts.com (Stephen Scheck)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga Chips/Comp.Sys.Amiga.Tech
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Date: 23 Dec 90 05:36:01 GMT
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Papushka@student.umass.edu writes:

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>I've read many posts from you at C=, which seem to say that the current
>(original) chipset is so set in its ways (no pun intended) that is nearly
>impossible to build into the Amiga a higher standard of graphics and
>sound without creating an entirely new machine.
>
>So, my question I guess boils down to this:
>Is it possible at all for you engineers to produce, within a reasonalbe
>amount of time, a new custom chipset for the Amiga that is backwards
>compatable with earlier (current) versions and software and yet sports
>features (more sound voices/16 bits... more colors) that are superior
>to today's standard Amiga equipment?
>
>-Paul Antico / University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

I'd also like to know if it's feasible to make a new chip set that allows more
colors onscreen. Come on, C=, it's been 5 years since Amy came out, and we've
yet to see new graphics modes that allow more on-screen colors. I want 8-bit
graphics (yes, I know that the HAM kludge allows more on-screen colors overall
than 8 bits could, but I want INDEPENDENTLY COLORABLE pixels). Wishing but
discouraged, Steve.