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- From: kholland@hydra.unm.edu (Kiernan Holland)
- Subject: Re: Black Knight Brightspark 32-bit Graphics Card
- Message-ID: <xa_nmt=@lynx.unm.edu>
- Date: Fri, 21 Aug 92 05:25:41 GMT
- Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
- References: <1992Aug21.001955.15632@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca>
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- In article <1992Aug21.001955.15632@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca> rickan@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Mark Rickan) writes:
- >In article <1992Aug20.081303.14625@usage.csd.unsw.OZ.AU> peteru@hydra.maths.unsw.EDU.AU () writes:
- >
- >>They emerged from Orange, NSW, Australia. First time I have ever heard of them
- >>was at the World of Commodore show here in Sydney in July.
- >
- >[..]
- >
- >>I liked their sampler, it was quite good. They also had a few surprises, like
- >>the 32-bit graphics system, CHIP RAM accelerator and their ethernet boards.
- >>I hope that they can penetrate the market both here in Australia and over-
- >>seas as well, because unlike the big names, these guys are really innovative.
- >
- >Did you happen to note any of the specs for the 32-bit graphics card?
- >Assuming that the claims for this card are authentic, the price is terrific.
- >
- >Mark
- >
- >--
- > -------------------------------------------------------------------------
- > = Mark Rickan ...!uunet!utai!utgpu!maccs!rickan =
- > = DCSS, McMaster University rickan@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca =
- > -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Observing from similar priced graphics boards,
- it sounds like the board might be a 32-bit board by expansion bus,
- not by capability. 32-bit cards (24-bit color plu 8-bit alpha-channel)
- cost mega bucks, even for the chips.
-
- I hope it really is 32-bit color, but a Zorro-III graphics board would
- be neat too 8-)
-