Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!psuvax1!psuvm!mbs110 Organization: Penn State University Date: Tuesday, 30 Apr 1991 11:01:53 EDT From: Message-ID: <91120.110153MBS110@psuvm.psu.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Subject: Re: Amiga Color Capabilities References: OK, well, the confusion here is probably because the Amiga has a large number of graphics modes with different resolution, number of colors, etc. Quick summary: In article , alec_vondjidis@icecave.wimsey.bc.ca (Alec Vondjidis) says: >A friend of mine owns an Amiga and claims that it gives him 4096 simultaneous >colors. i then read messages that imply that the Amiga is only capable of There is a graphics mode called HAM (hold-and-modify) which allows you to have all 4096 colors that the Amiga can generate onscreen at once. >showing 32 of these colors when outputing to a VCR. Then I am told that This is wrong, the Amiga can output all its colors to a VCR. >Workbench can only show 4 colors at a time. Then someone says text looks The Workbench is set up to only use a 4-color screen. If you really want to you can find PD utilities to run it on an 8 or 16 color screen instead, but it does run a bit slower then. >"lousy" on an Amiga because it is 320X200 non interlaced or 320X400 There are four "basic" modes in Amigas with the old chip set: 320x200, 320x400, 640x200, 640x400. In 320xanything mode there will be only 40 characters across the screen with the generic Amiga font, so obviously it won't look that great. That's why all text-intensive applications use 640xsomething. >interlaced, and then someone says the Amiga is a wonderful DTP machine >because it is capable of resolutions of 2,000X2,000 (on what monitor BTW?) The new Enhanced Chip Set (new graphics chips) allows more and higher resolution screens, maxing out at (I believe) 1008x800 with a special monitor Commodore makes. / Mark "Remixed for Common Household Appliances" Sachs - MBS110@psuvm.psu.edu \ | DISCLAIMER: It's NOT MY FAULT. Kei and Yuri || // || | forced me to say it. || \X/ AMIGA || \== "I think this calls for some diabolical laughter! RAAH HA HA HA HA HA!" ==/