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- Date: 18 Apr 1996 14:09:32 GMT-0400
- Path: shoestring.opus-networx.com!Animator
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- From: Animator@shoestring.opus-networx.com (Animator)
- Message-ID: <8298509758001@shoestring.opus-networx.com>
- Organization: OPUS NETWORX BBS - 809-628-5023
- References: <4kunn9$8p5@freenet-news.carleton.ca>
- Subject: Re: VIScorp will continue PPC project - READ!
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- > Can Viscorp run against PC graphic chips houses that have new products
- > every few months. Remember that graphics chip companies like ATI spent
- > about 15 Millions dollars U.S. last year into R&D. What's the driving
- > force for Viscorp to make a chipset capable of doing 1280x1024 256
- > colours (pretty much standard on a $150 card) ? Would they make a chunky mode
- > graphics ? What about the Power PC ? Isn't that radically new
- > direction ?
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- > > Jason S Birch ,-_|\ email:
- > jasonb@cs.uwa.edu.au
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- > K. C. Lee
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- ..but what is to prevent Viscorp doing R&D in their labs with a view to adding
- Amiga stuff to "commodity" chipsets or adapting said to work with the Amiga?
- The chipset manufs could easily integrate the changes and produce at a somewhat
- lower cost than Viscorp/Escom/AT/C= ever could I'm sure.
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- Paul Braithwaite
- animator@opus-networx.com
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