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- From: mennosto@zeelandnet.nl (menno stormink)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics,comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: RTG and Amiga
- Date: Sun, 14 Jan 1996 19:10:58 GMT
- Organization: ZeelandNet B.V.
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- wfblan@netcom.com (Wells Fargo Bank) wrote:
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- >Currently, the Amiga has EGS and CyberGfx as RTG standards. These, however,
- ^^^^^
- I wonder, can EGS still be named as one of the Amigas RTG standards, I
- hear that Ulrich Sigmund stopped the develpment of EGS.
- I hope I'm wrong.
-
- >hardly compare with the RTG abilities, for instance, on the Mac. When will
- >the Amiga have such a standard that no matter what you are using as a video
- >source, anything will work through it? It is nice to get AGA quality with
- >a video card, but it is a bummer to not be able to actually be able to use
- >a lot of the AGA programs (games in particular) with the video card. Is
- Most games don't have a long live-span anyway so why care that your
- PowerAmiga can't play a 5 year old game.
- >a RTG standard that will work 'no matter what' a project under discussion?
- >Or as long as there is hardware 'banging' will this never really be able
- >to happen? And does that mean that nobody bangs the hardware on the Mac?
- >Any answers, insights or comments are appreciated!
-
- > Rob Bamford
- > (wfblan@netcom.com)
- >
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