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- From: jung@osse.nrl.navy.mil (Greg Jung)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.graphics,aus.computers.amiga
- Subject: Re: LowCost Graphics Card for Amiga3000
- Date: 22 Mar 1996 19:09:05 GMT
- Organization: U.S.R.A/NRL
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- In article <4iufpj$t4a@ns1.arlut.utexas.edu>, jerry@arlut.utexas.edu
- says...
- >
- >AS (astaude@silas.cc.monash.edu.au) wrote:
- >: I'd like to get a low cost graphics card for my A3000. There's
- >: probably no such thing as a low-cost option, but it should support 256
- >: colors. It doesn't have to support any more then this. 24-bit would
- >: just be bonus. Zorro III would also be desirable, however Zorro II
- >: will suffice.
- >
- >: What are my option?
- >: I'd like it to be under $200, but if its more, well...
- >
- >In your price range - not much. The best thing might be to hang out in
- >comp.sys.amiga.forsale and look for people offering A2410 (ULowell)
- cards.
- >I got mine about 3 months ago - and paid $100 (US) for it...
- >
- >It does 256 colors in either 800x600 or 1024x768 mode
- >
- Does that include a workbench emulation?
- I think PicassoII is the minimum level of card, well-programmed
- emulation under OS3.1, only 150 patches or so :). If you hang out
- real money like $(us) 300 you should get a taker. The basic
- window operation speed will be slower than ECS (eight colors)
- on the A3000/25, maybe equal speed to a 16-color NTSC hi-res.
- Picasso II is ZorroII; ZIII boards run $600-$800, I believe.
-
- Greg Jung
-
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