Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!bronze!cica!travis!greg From: greg@travis.cica.indiana.edu (Gregory TRAVIS) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Subject: Re: A3000UX - Born to run UNIX SVR4 Message-ID: Date: 13 Feb 91 18:20:37 GMT References: <1991Feb04.161126.8475@convex.com> <1991Feb7.151106.4795@cc.helsinki.fi> <32530@auc.UUCP> <1991Feb10.010110.11187@sugar.hackercorp.com> <18896@cbmvax.commodore.com> Sender: news@cica.indiana.edu (News System) Organization: Indiana University Lines: 35 Nntp-Posting-Host: travis.cica.indiana.edu daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie) writes: >How about a video board? For those who want it, C= is planning to offer the >A2410 board, which does up to 1024x1024 in 256 out of 2^24 colors. If that's >not enough, there are a couple of 3rd party display boards out there which >could be screaming for an X port once UNIX is real. Once from England does >some 1600x1200 with 256 out of 2^24 colors. And there's always more memory, >up and coming stuff like FDDI, etc. Or serial ports for more terminals. I/O >for control or lab use. Etc. Yes, but as I understand it, there is very little chance the A2410 board will be supported by the standard AmigaDOS graphics libraries. Like Peter, I don't really ever see myself running anything but AmigaDOS/Exec on my A2500. Unix is OK, but I like the idea of AmigaDOS on my Amiga much better. And I absolutely loath X, even with Motif. And C='s UNIX is SYS V, of which I am also not fond. One of the great things about the Mac is the ability to add multiple displays and displays of very great resolution rather easily. Unfortunately, one of the things that made the Amiga so wonderful at first seems to be a major limiting factor at this time - the Copper/Blitter chips and the rigid color models. Am I wrong about this (I would love to be) - is there a chance that I will be able to see Workbench/VLT/ProPage/etc. running on an A2410 under AmigaDOS? I mean, without a bit re-write of all those programs. >Certainly, the expansion bus isn't quite the immediate need item it was on >the A2000. I don't understand what this means. -- Gregory R. Travis Indiana University, Bloomington IN 47405 greg@cica.indiana.edu Center for Innovative Computer Applications This signature intentionally left blank.