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- From: giannini@vianet.on.ca (Vince Giannini)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
- Subject: Re: CyberGraphics for RetinaZ2???
- Date: 12 Mar 1996 13:12:44 GMT
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- Jack Bucchannan (shadoe@scott.net) wrote:
-
- : Yes, CGfX is in development for the Z2 (or so I was told by a MacroSystems
- : representative. I have heard of EGS, but I have also heard that it is slow
- : compared to CgFX, but still better than RetinaEMU.
-
- Yes, I received an email from someone else who has been in contact with
- MacroSystems as well, and he said the same thing. Unfortunately, no one
- seems to know when it will finally be available... :-/ But most people
- including some Amiga dealers have told me it is "unlikely" to happen.
-
- Maybe I will try emailing NoahJi's here in North America to see if they
- know anything (doubt it). I've got the address somewhere... :)
-
- : Now, a question for you: have you found a way to speed up the gfx operations
- : with the Z2 using >16 color screens? Mine is SLOW! Thanks and hope this
- : helps....
-
- I haven't had the Retina board that long but for example, I do find even
- a 256 colour Workbench slow...probably because it is actually processing
- in 24bit anyway. Jpegs and Gifs view maybe 5-10 times faster than ECS/HAM
- viewers on the Amiga side though. I've also heard very good things about
- the Retina Z2 when used with ShapeShifter (the soft. Mac Emul.). The
- reason why the Retina is slower than Picasso and Retina Z3 is because
- those boards have a blitter while the Retina Z2 does not. Hmmmm....I
- wonder if we can still have a special deal on upgrading to the Z3 Retina
- which is 3-5 times faster than a PicassoII. :)
-
- Despite its slowness in some operations, the Retina does have some
- advantages over the other cards (like higher rez. 24bit screens, VERY
- configurable, etc.) so it would be nice to see a speed increase via CyberGFX!
-
- Of course, Retina speed could also be dependent on your CPU. I'm running an
- Amiga 3000/16Mhz 2meg chip/4meg fast. What are you running?
-
- Well thanks for responding Rick. Hope we get our Retinas up to speed
- soon! BTW, have you made any of your own screens with Define Monitor? I
- have a C=1950 monitor, and occasionally will have to manually adjust the
- screens but Define Monitor is supposed to fix this?
-
- No...I still haven't RTFM! Well not fully anyway...haven't printed it
- out yet. It's in Amiga Guide format.
-
- Regards, Vince.
-
-