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From: cmcmanis%pepper@Sun.COM (Chuck McManis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Janus and EGA
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Date: 4 May 89 18:32:39 GMT
References: <15434@gryphon.COM>
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In article <15434@gryphon.COM> (Denny Atkin) writes:
>So why no EGA on the Amiga?  I know you can plug in an EGA card, but that
>would require a second monitor, and use up a valuable slot.  CATS?  Dan
>Schein?  Anyone know?

EGA is a complicated, overly cryptic beast. Read a programming manual for
it sometime. (Norton's Programmers Guide to the PC is a good start) At
Sun we have a Virtual PC emulator that runs on the new Sparcstation 1
(Ever wonder what the Ideal Amiga would be ? Check out a Sparcstation GX))
Anyway, while it was being developed we said, "Gee, this thing has lots
o MIPS and plenty of resolution, why don't we set it up to emulate EGA?"
and went through the whole exercise. Not fun at all I can assure you. 

--Chuck McManis
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