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From: fetrow@uw-entropy.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: Request opinions on Amiga as front end to 3b1
Keywords: 3b1, amiga, not-so silly idea
Message-ID: <722@entropy.ms.washington.edu>
Date: 17 Jan 88 08:15:02 GMT
References: <289@flatline.UUCP> <577@gethen.UUCP>
Reply-To: fetrow@entropy.ms.washington.edu (David Fetrow)
Organization: UW MathStat, Seattle
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Posted: Sun Jan 17 03:15:02 1988


 If you're satisfied with tek401X type graphics or even writing your own
graphics system between 3B1 and terminal the Amiga is pretty good.

 If you're planning on running a full-blown layers system on the Amiga
I really don't think so. By full-blown layers I mean stuff like the tty5620
can do: rotating 3-d points in a graphics window without much help from
the host system, etc. The hardware could do it but layers is no joke.

 Hmmm. The Amiga would make a rather nice cheap layers terminal (although
the resolution is a bit rough). Might be a lot of work but it could be
worth it.
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