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From: jcs@crash.cts.com (John Schultz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: So, does *anyone* make 1024x768 x256 for the A3000?
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Date: 24 Apr 91 23:30:26 GMT
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In <15230@helios.TAMU.EDU> n298ad@tamuts.tamu.edu (John Jordan) writes:

>Digital Micronics has a 1024 x 800 with 8 plane color (256)
>that has been shown at a few expos.  But it is expected to cost
>around $1000.  They have plans for 1280 x 1024 with 24 bitplanes
>using the TMS 34020 controller chip that will come with 1 Meg of
>memory and 4 Megs of VRAM, and a 34082 FPU.

>  The 1024 x 800 x 8 uses the 34010 chip.

  The DMI 34010 and 34020 video boards work in both the A2000 and A3000.
These boards do not use the video slot. Thus, you could have up to five
boards in an A2000.  Further, these products are not simple frame buffers-
they are high performace (relative to the Amiga) graphics coprocessors.
At any time you can access any part of the coprocessor VRAM or DRAM. You
can write programs that run in parallel on the 34010/020 side, while passing
commands from the Amiga.  The 34010 board will be ideal for desktop publishing,
CAD, hi-res paint boxes, and simple simulation/animation.  The 34020
board (still in design phase) will sport a 34082, spec'd out at 40 MFLOPS. It's
got built in matrix operations as well. Serious real-time simulation will be
possible with this board.
  The 34010 board should be available to developers RSN (Quote dates? no way...)DMI showed the board at World of Amiga, NY, and is currently showing the board
at NCGA in Chicago.  The release version of the board will be utilizing the
Brooktree 453 palette, giving a max resolution of 1280x1024x8, and direct
hardware support for X-Windows. Programmers will be able to access the board
for graphics applications using a graphics library (NOT a device driver, as
with the A2410).  Custom applications can use the 34010/20 C compiler and
assembler to implement custom code.
  I am a consultant for DMI and am writing all of the software to support
their hardware.  Feel free to give input or ask technical questions about
how to make your software work these graphics coprocessors.



  John



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