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From: tbissett@nstar.rn.com (Travis Bissett)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.amiga
Subject: Re: Video resolutions
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Date: 21 May 91 18:07:26 GMT
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rhealey@digibd.com (Rob Healey) writes:

> 
> 	Is it possible to get the Amiga video chips to do 800x600 monochrome?
> 	How about 4 or 16 color? I'd like to be able to have at least 512
> 	points in the Y direction under X with stock hardware. I suppose
> 	I'll just end up growing spider webs till the A2410 is available. B^(.
> 

It is possible to get 1008x800 mono from the Amiga video chips (A1000 thru 
A2000 old) if you use the Viking Moniterm. Sorry...don't recall the CBM 
designation for that monitor. It has special circuitry to grab the screen in 
four pieces and paste it back together into a display. 

Of course, you also must know by now that the latest Denise chip -- the one 
in the A3000 -- when working with deinterlacer and a multisync monitor can 
display 4 (8?) colors up to 1200x800 (interlaced). 

So I guess either way the answer to your questions is "yes".

Travis -- tbissett@nstar.rn.com


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