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- From: larrymb@gramercy.ios.com (Pacarana)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Theese Specs are crud!
- Date: 1 Apr 1996 22:39:43 GMT
- Organization: Internet Online Services
- Message-ID: <1425.6665T841T144@gramercy.ios.com>
- References: <damocles.3iza@nostromo.gate.net>
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- >Heck no! As long as it runs Amiga OS and is tapping into the cutting edge
- >tech, it will be an Amiga. We're seeing the SVGA chipsets
- Any old SVGA chip is not cutting edge technology.
- >party video cards as it is and I don't see too many complaintes from folks
- >using them on their Amigas.
- They're the people who don't care about anything other than a fast, hi-res,
- but basically static buffer.
-
- >graphic intensive programs. We are now about to tap into some real power,
- >PPC that is as above the current 680x0 family as the 68000 was above the >Z-
- 80. We don't need the custom chipsets anymore since the world has finally
- >given us a CPU that can handle with ease the graphics processing requirements
- >and have enourmus CPU time left in reserve.
- This is totally ridiculous. A simple SVGA and a fast PPC couldn't come close
- to touching what a fancy custom chipset could handle coupled with an 030 or
- 040, or even an 68000 in most cases. Even the PC cards are slowly, slowly
- trying to add more non- brute force effects (although in a non-standard mess
- which hurts support). A PPC couldn't even emulate a truly next-gen set of
- multiple- playfield effects, nevr mind have plenty of time left over for other
- stuff. A $200-300 console would blow that utterly out of the water. Even the
- boring PC desginers are starting to add 3D chipsets and stuff in (not enarly
- as nicely as an Amiga-style desginer could do it however).
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