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- Subject: Re: Questions about Picasso II
- References: <4ho44c$u5v@taco.cc.ncsu.edu>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
- X-NewsSoftware: BBX-UMB 1.06e (November 10, 1994)
- From: Ramiro_Garcia@sacbbx.com (Ramiro Garcia)
- Message-ID: <Ramiro_Garcia.jn2i@sacbbx.com>
- Date: Mon, 18 Mar 96 13:50:25 PST
- Organization: The CrossRoads BBX (sacbbx) - Sacramento, California
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- In <4ho44c$u5v@taco.cc.ncsu.edu>, Andrew James Stoltz Jr <ajstoltz> writes:
- > I am in the mist of purchasing a used Picasso II. I had three question
- >about
- > this.
- >
- > One, what would a good monitor be for the Picasso? Higher frequency SVGA
- > monitors cannot get the low frequency some Amiga modes require and the
- > multisync monitors like the 1950 do not have great high frequency support.
-
- I had a flicker-free video board when I got the picassoII. The combination
- lets you use any VGA+ monitor. I use a ViewSonic 17. It allows me to have an
- 800x600 WB at a 75Hz refresh rate. Nice on the eyes. Higher WB resolutions
- work, but things slow down as the number of pixels on screen increase
- geometrically.
-
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- >
- > Two, what programs out there are actually able to take advantage of the
- > Picasso. I know with 3.1 one can get nice workbenches but what about paint
- > programs, utilities, etc.
-
- I use Mand2000; PageStream; Final Copy; TurboText; and ADPro with the
- Picasso's native hires, and/or hicolor modes. Lots of PD programs work quite
- well with it also, including Term, and ChaosPro.
-
- Once I got past the hair-pulling part of installing it, I feel it's one of the
- finest upgrades I ever made for my Amiga.
-
-
- > _______________________________
- > Andrew J. Stoltz, Jr.
- > Research Assistant
- > Dept. of Physics
- > North Carolina State University
- > Email: ajstoltz@unity.ncsu.edu
- > _______________________________
- >
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