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From: consp03@bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu (Kriston J. Rehberg)
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Subject: Re: Hardware Idiots ?
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Date: 3 Jun 91 20:21:14 GMT
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About the number-of-colors problem, all of the "other computers" that
support zillions of colors do so because they have, installed in them,
specialized video cards such as Paradise, Hercules, NEC Graphics Engine,
etc...  Most of them have minimal or nonexistent display hardware
built-in onto the motherboard, unlike the Amiga which has complete
display hardware built-in.  Now, the Amiga has a video card slot that
lets it talk more directly with display card hardware.  There are plenty
of cards that plug into that slot that let you handle zillions of
colors, for just about the same price as the "other computers'" cards.

There you go!


Regards,

Kris

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|Kriston J. Rehberg, Student Consultant, SUNY Binghamton Computer Services    |
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|consp03@BINGVAXU.CC.BINGHAMTON.EDU               |Opinions expressed here are|
|CONSP03@BINGVAXA.CC.BINGHAMTON.EDU               |my own and do not represent|
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+-----> Only Amiga makes it possible! <-----------+--------------------- ;-b -+