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- From: Jonas Elfstrom <jonas@plea.se>
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- Subject: Re: The PowerAmiga..
- Date: Thu, 11 Apr 1996 14:41:44 +0000
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- Robert S. Iacullo wrote:
- >
- > Valerio Ortelli wrote:
- > >
- > > In article 79m@pellew.ntu.edu.au, jamesm@it.ntu.edu.au (James McArthur) writes:
- > > > Anyone know if the PowerAmiga will be 32bit, or 64bit?
- > > >
- > > > I would think that if they are designing a new computer they should know
- > > > this by now?
- > > >
- > >
- > > The CPU will be PPC 604, that means 32 bits, but today's graphics card are 64 bits
- > > and the next PPC is the 620: 64 bits. The Power Amiga will probably be 32-64 bits
- > > capable so when the 620 will be standard it will accept it and be at the same level
- > > of the graphic card (or chip).
- > >
- > > I hope they will avoid what happened with the 3000: 32 bit CPU and 16 bit chips.
- > >
- > > orv
- >
- > I have a PCI graphics card in my PC. It's a Diamond Stealth64 Video
- > 2001. I called Diamond to find out somethings about it before I bought
- > it and they told me this. The video processor (an S3) is a 64 bit
- > INTERNAL processor, but externally it is 32 bit for the PCI bus.
- > The manual for the 2001 says the it is capable of "scaling full-screen
- > video clips up to 40 frames-per-second.". It's too bad Win95 can't do
- > that, too. This card won as best card in (I think) PC Magazine. The
- > 2001 is the OEM version of the card that won. I get good 16M color at
- > 800 X 600. I really like this resolution. I wish I could get it on my
- > A4000 without interlacing. Does anybody know how?
- > My guess about the OS is that by time they go to a 64 bit processor the
- > OS will be 64 bit also. I hope.
-
- You can get 1024x768 (64k colours) on the CyberVision64, 2MB version.
- If you fit the card with 4MB you can get even more.
- The CyberVision64 is also equipped with a S3 processor, the TRIO64.
- It has a 32 bit interface over the ZorroIII bus and 64bit internal...
-
- I don't know if the TRIO64 has scaling capabilities.
-
- CyberGraphX gives you the possibility to have different screens and
- you can even drag them!
-
- I have the CV64 in my A3000 (works in A4000 also) and it's wonderful!
-
- I run my WB in 1024x768@72Hz in 256 colours and it's blizzing fast!
- Even faster than my Pentium90 with a Cirrus5434 running WindowsNT at work.
-
- I will soon get a 040@35 instead of the old 030@25 and then I expect it
- to be a great bit faster!
-
-
- I doubt that a full 64bit processor is all that desireable.
- A databus some bits over 32 should be big enough, ie. 40bits will give you
- a adressspace of 1024GB!
- A 64 bit databus would be great though and maybe even double it externally
- to get 128bits for the new PCI standard.
-
- --
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