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From: grr@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Future Amiga Video
Message-ID: <1811@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 30-Apr-87 18:12:16 EDT
Article-I.D.: cbmvax.1811
Posted: Thu Apr 30 18:12:16 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 5-May-87 04:38:28 EDT
References: <1230@ulowell.cs.ulowell.edu>
Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
Lines: 48
Keywords: A2000 A500

In article <1230@ulowell.cs.ulowell.edu> miner@ulowell.cs.ulowell.edu (Rich A Miner (.ram)) writes:
>In article <1759@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP> (George Robbins) writes:
>>In article <6370@amdahl.UUCP> kim@amdahl.UUCP (Kim DeVaughn) writes:
>>..West Chester design...We did take the liberty adding a few simple 
>> enhancemnts.
>Do you supose that your German friends will follow suite and incorrporate
>your design changes or are video-slot hardware designers going to have two
>different A2000 systems to think anbout.

	The WC version is intended to be cheaper to manufacture, etc. and
	should eventually be *the* version.  For the time, we'll concentrate
	on selling what we have, where we can sell it.

>>>In particular, the "Westchester design" is supposed to make available
>>>the 12 raw RGB bits... for chroma-keying...
>>  <George replies about chroma-keying, but not about 12 RGB bits>

	Like I said, almost all internal video related signals.  I think
	this includes 12 bits, without being overly specific...

>So, whats the beef?  Will the A2000 have full 12-bit RGB information
>that comes from Denise available??   I just informed a fellow developer
>that he only had the Analog RGB signals shown in appendix F of the A2000
>manual, page F-9 (nice manual by the way, schematics and chip pin-outs!).

	Yeah, both the A500 and A2000 user manuals contain schematics of
	the system at the time the manual was printed.  You'll probably
	still have to send in $$ if you want schematics that exactly
	match the current production revision.

>No one told us this was subject to change.  What he is developing
>could sure take advantage of additional digital RGB signals.  

	All things are subject to change, especially improvment. But,
	we (peon engineers and tech support folks) can only post info
	about new products/changes after the topic has been "cleared".

>Can you post the pin-outs for the connector these are available or
>suggest a method for developers to get the new information?

	As I understand it, an information package will be available
	concurrent with the realase of sample WC version systems to the
	developers.  If you need something immediatly, press your case
	with the developer support people and/or send E-mail.
-- 
George Robbins - now working for,	uucp: {ihnp4|seismo|rutgers}!cbmvax!grr
but no way officially representing	arpa: cbmvax!grr@seismo.css.GOV
Commodore, Engineering Department	fone: 215-431-9255 (only by moonlite)