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->Okay. Let's start asking questions!

->1) How good are the sound capabilities of the Amiga? Is there any good
->software that uses it? Will there be software like MusicWorks and
->ConcertWare?

It blows AWAY anything so far available!  You can digitize the output of your
stereo! And Electronic Arts is coming out with come great software for it!!
And commodore is coming out with a plug in digital keyboard for it!! And you
can use its memory as a sequencer!!! And I'm going really heavy on the exclams!!! !!!! !!!! !! !!!!! !!
(etc!)
Software for it will include:
   Harmony (Commodore) composition software, optional keyboard.
   Instant Music (Electronic Arts) 
   Deluxe Music Construction Set (Electronic Arts)
All available at release, with more due out in November.


2) What's the resolution of the screen? How many colors can the Amiga
display at the same time? Tell us all about the graphics.
Resolution: 
     640x200 16 colors, non-interlaced.
     320x200 32 colors, non-interlaced.
     640x400 16 colors, interlaced.
     320x400 32 colorsm interlaced.
Composite, digital RGB, and analog RGB outputs.  (need analog monitor to take
  full advantage of the 4096 possible colors.)
"Hold and modify" mode to display all 4096 colors at once.

Eight hardware sprites,  up to 16 pixels wide by any height, ap to 12 colors.
Graphics coprocessor ("copper").
Dedicated processor that moves around pieces of the screen ("Blitter").
Built in animation routines in ROM.
Custom peripheral/sound chip, creates complex waveform sound generation.

That's the basics.  If you want to get technical, Lavitsky will have to 
answer.
   '`'`'
    Ken
   '`'`'
Friends of Amiga
Boulder's First Amiga User Group (or shouldI say fan club)

--
Danny Espinoza
...!bellcore!dje or dje@bellcore.ARPA