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From: lshaw@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (logan shaw)
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Subject: Re: A2320 not sufficient
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Date: 24 Dec 90 05:54:18 GMT
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Well, I know we're all tired of people griping, so I'll make this short...

In article <1990Dec23.061633.29185@marlin.jcu.edu.au> glmwc@marlin.jcu.edu.au (Matt Crowd) writes:
>Lets see......I go to the store to buy a video card that supposably
>removes flicker, i get home put it in the computer ans *STILL* have to
>adjust the colours and screen size/position to get rid of the flicker.

Let's see, you mean that even though I bought a new carburetor for my
car I *still* have to adjust the choke for it to run right?  Just because
it has to be adjusted doesn't mean it doesn't work.  It just means it
requires adjustment to make it work.

>>>Now who is going to buy a 20MIP UNIX workstation that can only manage 
>>>640*400 in 16 colours? (assuming the 3500 has an 040 in it!)  Atari?
>>>They might clone it and call it a 3000TT.
>>	I don't know, but as the Amiga isn't limited to that resolution or
>>screen depth, I don't see that that matters.
>
>Can't see that screen resolution or depth matters???
>Ever heard of Image Processing??? A common use for UNIX workstations.

Pay attention to what he said.  He didn't say resolution/colors doesn't
matter.  He said it wasn't limited to that.  By your definition of
'limited' most PCs are limited to text only since they don't have VGA 
built in.

>If you like SLOW ECS then use it.

Sorry to break it to you, but ECS is _not_ slow compared to VGA.  ESPECIALLY
if you compare fairly.  The graphics on my 8Mhz 68000 based Amiga are a
hell of alot faster than on my friends 8Mhz 8086 VGA machine.

>>>C= hardware has been dodgy, such as the 1950 monitor.  Now why is it
>>>that every person I know buying an Amiga lately is getting a NEC
>>>monitor?  People ARE prepared to pay more for quality.

Last time I checked, the 1950 was (mostly) made FOR C= by another
manufacturer.  So, how does this reflect on C=?  I don't understand.