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From: papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: High-res Graphics Board for Amy (1024x1024x256 colors)
Keywords: Where? When? How much?
Message-ID: <17301@usc.edu>
Date: 20 May 89 02:34:13 GMT
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In article <16473@swrinde.nde.swri.edu> kent@swrinde.UUCP (Kent D. Polk) writes:
>In article <648@corpane.UUCP> sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks) writes:
>>I just received the latest issue of Amiga Transactor and it hint's of a 
>>press release that tells of a new board coming out for the Amiga that
>>will have a resolution of 1024 x 1024 and 256 colors.
>
>Now, surely this thing isn't going to be supported as a system console
>device, is it? That would be hoping for a bit too much now.

The description comes close to the one for the U. Lowell TMS 34010-based
graphics board that CBM has been showing for at least 9 months as a "technology
preview" at various shows (COMDEX, CeBIT).  Last time I talked to Rich 
Miner (the principal designer at ULowell) there were no immediate plans
for supporting it as a console. Rich?

-- Marco Papa 'Doc'
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