Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!mp.cs.niu.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!news.iastate.edu!willmore From: willmore@iastate.edu (Willmore David A) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Re: Amiga Custom Chips - why hasn't C= made them faster? Message-ID: Date: 12 Apr 91 01:43:33 GMT References: <1991Apr2.235710.13984@news.iastate.edu> <41008@cup.portal.com> <1991Apr9.150928.21660@sagpd1> <1991Apr10.215542.11083@grebyn.com> Sender: news@news.iastate.edu (USENET News System) Distribution: na Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA Lines: 32 Just a little thought about the origin of this train of thought... The idea was advanced that it would be a Good Thing (tm) if the amiga chip set would be re-implemented in current technology silicon. (Or that's what they should have ment. :) ) Next came the idea from someone at (or near) commodore that you couldn't add much to the chips (or change the chip clock rate) without going away from NTSC compatable video (or some such thought.) My idea... If NTSC went away some night as I sleep, my computing habits wouldn't change one little bit. NTSC is no god to be prayed to. (really, I like english.) Go for all that you can, leave NTSC in the dust if you have to. I would rather have 1K by 1K that be able to feed my video into a VCR. Just because you have extra modes, that doesn't mean you have to use them. Or, better yet, use the good modes (the hi-res ones) to compose things and the old modes to output them to whatever NTSC device that needs it. What brought this to my attention was some article on the diferences in resolution on the A2024 (?? you know, the really big one). Both modes were 1008 by something. The PAL model had a higher resolution in the vertical direction. Ok, stupid question but, why? Does anyone have a 1008 by 1024 television? Would you like to sell it? :) It was just an idea. David Willmore willmore@iastate.edu (internet claro)