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- From: mick@mjeff.demon.co.uk (mick)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: PicassoII and 1084
- Date: Tue, 05 Mar 1996 19:41:14 GMT
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- On 05-Mar-96 00:11:55 Richard Lavey wrote
- >mick (mick@mjeff.demon.co.uk) led us to believe
- >in <417.6635T1196T538@mjeff.demon.co.uk> that...
-
- >> What I would like to know is, what sort of limitations would this
- >> combination have? What resolutions would be available? Would I be better
- >> off waiting until I have a better monitor?
-
- >You would have the same resolutions as you have at the moment (i.e 640x256
- >non-laced, 640x512 laced), but with the ability to show 24-bit images in
- >them. If you have OS3.1 ( a must-have for a gfx card) then you can open
- >256 colour screens as well (otherwise you're stuck with 16 colour ones).
-
- Does this include Super-High Res and would I be able to show 24bit images
- on these screens as well?
-
- >I'd say the minimum spec for making good use of a gfx card is :
- >1) a 68030 accelarater w. at least 4 MB 32-bit RAM
-
- Do gfx boards use the system memory? I thought they used there own.
-
- >2) OS 3.x
-
- Yes, 3.1
-
- >3) a SVGA / multisync monitor.
- >If you've gor the desk space you could get a cheap SVGA monitor for the
- >Picasso and use the 1084 for the old Amiga modes.
-
- What sort of price are SVGA's?
- What resolutions would and SVGA monitor give me? (Excuse my ignorance).
-
- Many thanks,
- Mick.
-
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