| From: | Marion E. Wyatt |
| Date: | 23 Jan 2000 at 06:33:09 |
| Subject: | Re: gfx cards |
From: "Marion E. Wyatt" <amiscorp@earthlink.net>
On 22-Jan-00 at 07:16:38, Brian Haug wrote these words of wisdom:
> From: Brian Haug <hoggy@execpc.com>
> On Friday, 21-Jan-00 at 19:32:21, Xavier Messersmith <xcaliber@xav.to>
> wrote:
>> On 21-Jan-00, Kennedy, Bob wrote:
>>> There are still new Spectrum cards out there. Whether the are still
>>> actively supported, I don't know.
>>
>> They seem to be, at least on the software side.
>
> This 'Spectrum' card may be the one to get. Hopefully it's still
> being manufactured.. (this seems to be a huge problem with just
> about everything these days ): )
They are AFAIK. 2MB video ram and no 3D support.
> Someone privately mailed me about:
> CyberVision64, CyberVision64/3D, PicassoIV
> On the Software Hut homepage I've seen the Cybervision 64/3D
> listed for $265.. (I remember reading somewhere that it has
> 32M on it?)
CyberVision64 4Mb video ram
CyberVision643D 4Mb video ram 3D capable
PicassoIV 4MB video ram and no 3D support
CyberVisionNG 32Mb video ram and 3D I think. (isn't shipping yet and only
works with their G4 card i believe)
> Now, the Cybervision 64/3d seems like it may be the better choice,
> but haven't seen any info about it on the Phase5 homepage(is/was it
> made by P5?). Will this card work with all the 'CGX/Picasso'
> 'driver software' or does it have it's own 'driver'?
Both. In fact CGX v3 ships with it.
>>> Being a very video oriented (NTSC) person I wouldn't want a graphics
>>> card in the video slot.
>>
>> I think a video slot card might be slower anyways...
>
> This is another concern since I want to try and get 'the latest
> and greatest' gfx card. I remember reading about an A4000d video
> slot but which is it, the bottom-most slot? (just when I need it
> the most, I can't seem to find my A4000 manual. ;-)
>
>>> One major reason for the Spectrum is Z2 - Z3 auto-detection. I hope to
>>> upgrade to an A3000 or A4000. The card gets best use of both busses. It
>>> also has a pass thru for one monitor operation in 15khz mode with the
>>> proper monitor.
>>
>> Or you could temporarily stick a flicker fixer in your video slot and
>> pass that through, which may save you on the monitor...
>
> Do gfx cards ALWAYS have a 'pass-thru' for the boot-screen??
PicassoIV has it builtin i think, and maybe the Spectrum. The CyberVisions
dont have it built-in but you can buy seperately i think.
> I ask because I just got a new 17" multisync monitor, and to my
> surprise, it automatically supports the Amiga boot-screen 'mode'!! ;)
> So I want to make sure that the gfx card I get _*CAN*_ simply treat
> the boot menu normally.
> (I also always have had the motherboard jumpered for PAL, BTW)
Not all 17" or multisync support native Amiga 15khz screenmodes.
> SOON I may be able to browse in FULL color for a change!! =))
> (Right now, my browsers are set to 8 colors, with others set
> to a measly 4 colors. Any more than that causes SEVERE slow-downs.)
Ooooooooooooooooh you haven't seen the Amiga shine until you get a graphics
card and 16 or 24bit screens :)
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