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From: barrett@iastate.edu (Barrett Marc N)
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Subject: Re: CDTV News
Message-ID: <1991Jun30.232109.6446@news.iastate.edu>
Date: 30 Jun 91 23:21:09 GMT
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In article <1991Jun30.223505.16971@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> rjc@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Ray Cromwell) writes:
>  Marc, what do you want from Commodore? 

   OK, I'll tell you exactly what I want from Commodore.  I want a new 
32-bit chipset that is powerful enough to justify the more than 7-year
gap between it's introduction and the introduction of the original chipset.
This new chipset must have enough overall capability to allow a new CDTV
system using it to emulate CD-I.  

   As for features, I want an expanded Copper (more instructions and
flexibility), multiple blitters (at least four, preferably more), a
24-bit palette, and the ability to display 24-bit color at a resolution
of 640x400.  All existing resolution modes should have expanded color
capabilities, including the SuperHiRes and Productivity modes.
 
Do you want a new Amiga
>model with an 8bit chipset that can animate? 

   I want a 24-bit chipset that can animate (with multiple blitters).

>Do you want a 24bit
>chipset? Do you want the Amiga to be cheap or expensive? 

   In order for it to be used in a new CDTV, it had better be cheap.  
Commodore has to get a decent chipset into that thing as soon as possible,
so that Commodore can make the CDTV fully compatible with CD-I.  I also
want the A500 to finally get improved capabilities as well, using the
same improved chipset that should go into CDTV.  Did you realize that
there are now dedicated game machines with color capabilities better than
the CDTV, A500, and A3000?

>Do you want DIG
>with high end RISC boards?

   No I don't.  For now, I am more concerned with the low-end.  I don't
like there being dedicated game systems with color capabilities vastly
better than the A500 and CDTV.  Both systems need a new chipset FAST.

>  A few days ago you say "C= needs a new 8bit chipset for A500
>machines." Now you're saying 24bit. You are not going to sell
>a machine with built in 24bits per pixel graphics for under $500.

   I changed my mind about 8-bit color after I realized that there are
already dedicated game systems with 15-bits of color.  If any new chipsets
are limited to 8-bits of color, I will never forgive Commodore for it,
because 8-bit color is already fast becoming history.

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