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- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Theese Specs are crud!
- Distribution: world
- Organization: Nostromo
- From: damocles@nostromo.gate.net (Randy Vice)
- Message-ID: <damocles.3jm5@nostromo.gate.net>
- Date: Tue, 2 Apr 96 11:50:21 EST
-
- On Mon 1-Apr-1996 10:39p, Pacarana wrote:
- P> >Heck no! As long as it runs Amiga OS and is tapping into the cutting
- P> edge
- P> >tech, it will be an Amiga. We're seeing the SVGA chipsets
- P> Any old SVGA chip is not cutting edge technology.
- P> >party video cards as it is and I don't see too many complaintes from
- P> folks
- P> >using them on their Amigas.
- P> They're the people who don't care about anything other than a fast,
- P> hi-res,
- P> but basically static buffer.
-
- Funny, have you heard of that complaint from the different 24 and 64 bit
- graphic cards for the Amiga? I sure haven't.
-
- P> >graphic intensive programs. We are now about to tap into some real
- P> power,
- P> >PPC that is as above the current 680x0 family as the 68000 was above the
- P> >Z-
- P> 80. We don't need the custom chipsets anymore since the world has finally
- P> >given us a CPU that can handle with ease the graphics processing
- P> requirements
- P> >and have enourmus CPU time left in reserve.
- P> This is totally ridiculous. A simple SVGA and a fast PPC couldn't come
- P> close
- P> to touching what a fancy custom chipset could handle coupled with an 030
- P> or
- P> 040, or even an 68000 in most cases. Even the PC cards are slowly, slowly
- P> trying to add more non- brute force effects (although in a non-standard
- P> mess
- P> which hurts support). A PPC couldn't even emulate a truly next-gen set of
- P> multiple- playfield effects, nevr mind have plenty of time left over for
- P> other
- P> stuff. A $200-300 console would blow that utterly out of the water. Even
- P> the
- P> boring PC desginers are starting to add 3D chipsets and stuff in (not
- P> enarly
- P> as nicely as an Amiga-style desginer could do it however).
-
- Like the AGA could handle this? Decent PCI based 64 bit cards are going for
- the $200-$300 range. Try to buy a CyberVision for that much. Not going to
- happen.
-
- BTW, I do agre with you the dedicated game machines such as PlayStation are
- indeed incredible machines. It's just that the propritory Amiga hardware is
- not economically viable in this day in age with the recapping of R&D cost plus
- E&T cost.
-
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