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- From: jaco@stack.urc.tue.nl (Jaco Schoonen)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
- Subject: Re: Which card to choose??
- Date: 11 Mar 1996 01:46:12 +0200
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- Maarten D. de Jong (dejong@cpt6.stm.tudelft.nl) wrote:
-
- : The host machine would be an A4000/030 with KS 3.0 and 2 Mb chip, 8 Mb fast.
- : The prices of these cards are pretty similar, so a logical option would be
- : the CV64 because of its speed. However, I am a little concerned with software
- : compatibility. You can promote a lot, but I have seen some utilities on the
- : Aminet which say (for example) `Picasso only'. Is this really `Picasso only',
- : or will it run on other boards as well?
-
- There's a library with cybergraphx that allows you to run picasso-only
- software. Haven't tried this though.
- For other programs: If it runs on 1 gfx card, it runs on all gfx cards. Only
- well-written programs do so of course.
-
- : Also, I know the EGS system is bulky and slow compared with CyberGraphX, but
- : here too are some nice utils which I definitely would like to have. Can you
- : run EGS on a CV64? (You can run EGS on the Picasso and the Spectrum.)
-
- There's no EGS-driver for the CV64. EGS isn't developed anymore and I don't
- think there's going to be much more software for it. The speed diffreence is
- fasr more important than the egs-matter I think. Besides the CV64 is Zorro3,
- the Picasso is Zorro2, and the SPectrum both. The spectrum is out of
- production btw.
-
- : Can I expect problems with my 3.0 Kickstart? Should I upgrade to 3.1?
-
- I'm running a CV64 in a 3.0 4000/030 with buster-09 No problems at all,
- although I heard that 3.1 increases the speed a little. (Especially
- layers.library, you notice this when there are much open windows)
-
- Hope this helps,
- --
- Jaco Schoonen
- (jaco@stack.urc.tue.nl)
-