Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!spool.mu.edu!uunet!munnari.oz.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!marlin.jcu.edu.au!cpmwc
From: cpmwc@marlin.jcu.edu.au (Matthew W Crowd)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: (Video) Hardware Idiots ?
Message-ID: <1991Jun3.225024.13052@marlin.jcu.edu.au>
Date: 3 Jun 91 22:50:24 GMT
Article-I.D.: marlin.1991Jun3.225024.13052
References: <22006@cbmvax.commodore.com> <1991May30.095308.25743@rulway.LeidenUniv.nl> <1991Jun3.202114.4029@newserve.cc.binghamton.edu>
Organization: James Cook University of North Queensland
Lines: 40

In article <1991Jun3.202114.4029@newserve.cc.binghamton.edu> consp03@bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu (Kriston J. Rehberg) writes:

>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

This built in video hardware is what i feel has left the amiga behind
in the graphics department. With a PC/Clone, you have to make a choice
as to what standard you want and most people go for the best/latest one
which prompts developers to pump out better/faster/prettier more 
functional boards.

Next you'll start raving about how poor these SVGA etc. cards are
compared to the Amiga's superior graphics chip set. Well, the NEC
multisync graphics engine has the same chip as the non-existant C=
2410 Ulowell board, and has been out for a lot longer. XGA with all
its nice hardware scrolling/rescaling etc. is another prime example
of how the Amiga has been left behind by the so-called non-graphics
computers.

Well, if there are plenty of cards available for this slot I'd like
to hear about them, and at the same price? No Chance.

-- 
=======================================================================
Matt Crowd        cpmwc@marlin.jcu.edu.au         | Thinking of a 
                                                  | Master Plan.....
Resident Computer Science FTP Mutant              | Eric.B