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- From: chris@robertson.rhein-main.de (Chris Robertson)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.networking
- Subject: Re: New Press Release!
- Date: 24 Mar 1996 11:07:14 GMT
- Organization: Individual Network - Rhein-Main
- Message-ID: <812.6657T725T767@robertson.rhein-main.de>
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- >On 19 Mar 1996 15:45:37 GMT, chris@robertson.rhein-main.de (Chris
- >Robertson) wrote:
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- >>I also have only an 030/25, but I think, for any reasonable user (ie no
- >>hardcore raytracing, etc) its speed is sufficient. OK, I _do_ have a CV64,
- >>which makes a hires 256 colour screen fun to use (24 bit is too slow), but
- >>when I am doing normal things, the 030/25 (FPU 25mhz, no MMU) is fine!
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- >You're kidding - you mean on that hot S3 Trio64 24 bit color is
- >-slower-? Doesn't sound so good to me. Where's the VRAM controllers
- >for the Amiga?
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- Well, 24bit mode is still a lot faster than the AGA 256 colour mode. But cv
- 24bit is slower than cv 8 bit, and so, since I like a fast WB, I mainly use 8
- bit. (Although a 24 bit backdrop rules!) - I might change my mind whan a 24bit
- version of MagicWB comes out.. :)
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