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- From: dcorn@paradise.pplnet.com (David Corn)
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- Subject: Re: AB3D II beats Quake....
- Date: Mon, 01 Apr 1996 01:16:05 GMT
- Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA
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- On 27 Mar 1996 15:55:41 GMT, bizzetti@mbox.vol.it (Fabio Bizzetti)
- wrote:
-
- >Your problem is that you try to hide your ignorance with *others'* thoughts,
- >and you even aren't able to understand what they mean.
-
- >Dave Haynie said that SVGA chips have a better videoram->RGB bandwidth than
- >AGA and also AAA, that means better static WorkBench screens.
-
- That isn't 'better'?
-
- >What does it have to do with all the other Video applications?
-
- Most users aren't into video. Are you? If so, for you it wouldn't be
- better. Sorry I didn't include that in my disclaimer.
-
- >And, I add: once you can display a 31Khz/72Hz 1280*1024 screen, will you
- >continue to ask more from it? Will you be able to make a dynamic use of it?
-
- Sure - as standards increase, I'll want more. Right now I'd like 83hz
- from my monitor at 1024x768...
-
- >But you dont know what we're talking about of course, nor about what Dave
- >Haynie was talking about, still adding that he can be wrong in the fields
- >where he is not (practically) experienced: realtime video applications.
- >Although he doesn't talk when he doesn't know about a thing, unlike you.
-
- Weak shot, not only against me but also against Dave.
-
- >The Amiga is not only WorkBench.
-
- Most users don't do video. If you only want the Amiga to have a video
- niche, no new machine development with PC chips is required. I
- wouldn't expect AT to last long just selling old machines to a few
- video users.
-