Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!cs.uoregon.edu!ogicse!zephyr.ens.tek.com!tektronix!percy!cryo!billc From: billc@cryo.rain.com (William J. Coldwell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Subject: Re: Amiga bashing Message-ID: Date: 28 Jun 91 09:12:25 GMT References: <9106221550.03@rmkhome.UUCP> <1156@stewart.UUCP> <1991Jun25.171005.13811@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> <1991Jun26.190348.4454@att!mwood!attcc!area88> Organization: Cryogenic Software Lines: 38 In article <1991Jun26.190348.4454@att!mwood!attcc!area88> erick@att!mwood!attcc!area88 (Erick Tadefa) writes: >But is there software support for HAM-E or DCTV? Yes, and yes. >Are there applications that have options for HAM-E usage or games that >have HAM-E drivers? I know of a couple of applications that have HAM-E modes. Don't know of any games yet though. >The DCTV is not really a video 'card' since its such a special use item >and not a replacement for the standard Amiga video modes. Hmm. I don't see DCTV as a special use item any more than HAM-E is. >VGA cards come with drivers for many popular commercial programs and many >Shareware programs support SVGA modes. Both HAM-E and DCTV have developer kits available free of charge (you can usually find them on a pay network service also). They may have also started shipping them on the disks for the package. >One thing the Amiga needs is more software support of the hardware >that's already there and available. Until recently, there wasn't really any display hardware for the Amiga, other than the VD-1 and Mimetics Framebuffer. So if hardware can't reach developer's hands, then there is very little chance of supporting it with existing programs (obviously). I'm sure that you will see more software supporting this new hardware in a short period of time. -- William J. Coldwell Internet: billc@cryo.rain.com I ZROCK! Amiga Attitude Adjuster UUCP: tektronix!percy!cryo!billc 3-D Pro 2.0! Cryogenic Software BBX: CRYO @ 503/257-4823 [ORPOR] CSA 40/4 Magnum! This message was brought to you by the Number '3' and the Letter 'D'.