Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!caen!dali.cs.montana.edu!masscomp!calvin!mark From: mark@calvin..westford.ccur.com (Mark Thompson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Re: 68030+68040 on A3000: is it possible? Message-ID: <62063@masscomp.westford.ccur.com> Date: 10 May 91 20:03:42 GMT References: <24561@well.sf.ca.us> <15543@life.ai.mit.edu> <18991@sdcc6.ucsd.edu> <21302@cbmvax.commodore.com> Sender: news@masscomp.westford.ccur.com Reply-To: mark@calvin.westford.ccur.com (Mark Thompson) Distribution: comp Organization: Concurrent Computer Corp. Westford MA. Lines: 25 In article <21302@cbmvax.commodore.com> daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie) writes: >Incidently, the Toaster's display kicks out full NTSC overscan at something >like 1500x960 pixels. Actually, it outputs 768 x 482 which is the maximum resolution NTSC can handle (anything greater would have to be thrown away). The 1500 x 960 numbers that Dave is mentioning refers to the resolution that Lightwave 1.0 renders to in antialias mode. This resolution is then filtered down to 768 x 482. While the perceived resolution is much higher, the actual output is still within NTSC limitations. >First of all, this "NextDimension" board, >while it can (according to the spec sheet) display normal video in a small >window, is not a device for real video work. The NextDimension does have some appeal to it but as Dave said, it is not a broadcast video device like the Toaster and would have some real big problems competing in that market. %~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~% % ` ' Mark Thompson CONCURRENT COMPUTER % % --==* RADIANT *==-- mark@westford.ccur.com Principal Graphics % % ' Image ` ...!uunet!masscomp!mark Hardware Architect % % Productions (508)392-2480 (603)424-1829 & General Nuisance % % % ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~