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- Short: Version 0.8 of A2410 ShapeShifter driver
- Uploader: Brian_King@mitel.com
- Author: Brian_King@mitel.com
- Type: misc/emu
-
- This is version 0.8 of A2410EVD, an External Video Driver for ShapeShifter
- version 3.2a or higher. It supports MMU-refresh on 68040-equipped machines,
- and support delta-buffer refreshing on other Amigas running ShapeShifter.
-
- Installation
- ------------
- Simply copy the A2410 file into your ShapeShifter "Video Drivers" directory.
-
- You *must* have EGS (by Viona) and the A2410EGS driver (by Juergen Schober
- and Thomas Herlyn) installed and working correctly. Additionally, *DO NOT*
- expect to run both ShapeShifter and the Workbench on the A2410, and switch
- between them.
-
- ShapeShifter Settings (Memory)
- ------------------------------
- If you are using MMU refresh (with a 68040 only), you should make sure that
- you leave enough memory aside for the single video buffer. In other words,
- do not use the "Largest Free Block" setting in Shape's Memory options.
-
- Instead, make sure that your "Mac memory" suits the following approximations:
- Resolution Amount to subtract from "Maximum"
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------
- 640x480 310K. So if "Maximum" was 5000, "Mac memory" should be 4690.
- 800x600 480K.
- 1024x768 768K.
-
- If you are using delta-buffer (with 68020 or higher), you need to DOUBLE the
- amounts shown above.
-
- You should try to make sure both the MacROM image AND the video-buffer for
- the A2410 are in 32-bit memory, otherwise performance suffers greatly.
-
- ShapeShifter Settings (Graphics)
- --------------------------------
- Make sure that the "Color depth" option is 8-bit.
- "Screen type" should be "External"
- "External driver" should be the "A2410" file.
- Use the "Choose" gadget to select an A2410 screen mode, which you've already
- setup using Juergen's A2410Config utility.
- Make sure the horizontal size is a multiple of 32, since I don't do it yet.
- Set the "Refresh rate" to around 10 on an 030 machine, or 5 on an 040 machine.
- The "MMU refresh" check-box within ShapeShifter has no effect on the external driver.
- Instead, once the driver starts, it will provide you with some choices...
-
- Distribution and Copyright Notice
- ---------------------------------
- A2410EVD is giftware. Freely distributable via CD, disk, FTP,
- or any other form. No profit may be made with the distribution
- of this software, and I must be contacted first before it is
- included on any cover-disk.
-
- The source-code is now included, and can be modified at will. However, if you use
- this as the base for a future driver, please let me know, and contact me regarding
- any shareware fees you may be charging.
-
- A2410EVD, ©1995-1996 by Brian D. King, Fourth Dimension Software.
-