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- From: Joey.McDonald@icon.genesplicer.org (Joey McDonald)
- Date: 18 Apr 96 12:18:33
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: VIScorp will continue PPC project - READ!
- Message-ID: <a8e_9604190058@genesplicer.org>
- X-FTN-To: Jason S Birch
- Organization: The GeneSplicer
-
- JS> >Any improvements to the chipsets that we make can and will be applied to
- JS> all
- JS> >the product line. We want to keep the Amiga architecture intact, not take
- JS> it
- JS> >in a radically new direction. If we change the architecture, we break a
- JS> lot
- JS> >of existing software and that's like shooting ourselves in the foot.
- JS>
- JS> Unfortunately, this is what I *didn't* want to hear, but what I
- JS> expected. Many of us (including Dave Haynie) have been talking about
- JS> the need to switch to (possibly customized) commodity chips from
- JS> someone like S3, who have the resources to build kick-butt hardware at
- JS> very low prices. These sorts of chips are very good for a personal
- JS> computer but next to useless for a set-top box -- video doesn't come
- JS> naturally.
- JS>
- JS> However, we can look on the bright side. If AmigaOS gets RTG (eg.
- JS> CyberGFX), then there's no reason why an improved AGA couldn't be used
- JS> in cheap, low-end machines and set-top boxes, while high-end machines
- Absolutely! RTG -is- the answer. The miga needs to be an OPEN system when it
- comes to its display abilities. With RTG (REAL RTG) in place, the Amiga
- computer market may eventualy find a "standard" or "favorite" display board..
- such as VGA, SVGA has become standard on IBM systems. Even when a standard
- emerges.. it doesn't deny any user from getting whatever display card they
- desire. RTG is a -MUST-, -MUST-, -MUST- ! :)
-
- joey mcdonald
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