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- From: doiron@starpt.UUCP (Glenn Doiron)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
- Subject: Re: Graphics Modes
- Message-ID: <doiron.0gpv@starpt.UUCP>
- Date: 6 Nov 92 03:35:12 GMT
- References: <petter.084l@pnilsen.UUCP> <BwunsK.MKJ@news.iastate.edu>
- Organization: 68K Software Development
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- X-NewsSoftware: GRn 1.16e (7/4/92) by Mike Schwartz & Michael B. Smith
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- In article <BwunsK.MKJ@news.iastate.edu> barrett@iastate.edu (Marc N Barrett) writes:
- > In article <petter.084l@pnilsen.UUCP> cbmehq!cbmnor!pnilsen!petter@cbmvax.commodore.com writes:
- > >In article <jam.2549@jammys.ocunix.on.ca> jam@jammys.ocunix.on.ca (James McOrmond) writes:
- > >
- > >> I've read somewhere that the ECS chipset can do an 800*600 display. Is
- > >> this true? Or is the AGA chipset required? I've got a friend with an
- > >> A3000 system, and some sort of monitor, and he wants to get an 800*600
- > >> display.
- > >
- > >This is true, I do 800x600, DblPAL and DblNTSC without any problems except
- > >for the reduced colour range. I use an A1950 monitor with my A3000 running
- > >OS 3.0.
- >
- > AT LAST!!! A CONFIRMATION THAT I AM RIGHT!!!!
-
- NOT!!!
-
- > I stated that the DblNTSC and DblPAL modes on the A4000 are not generated
- > using any fancy new hardware and are acheivable on any Amiga with the ECS
- > (though with more limited color capabilities) and someone has finally
- > confirmed that I am right.
-
- Dingaling. DblPAL and DblNTSC give you 640x512 and 640x400 screens on ECS.
- Absolutely no scan doubling. Can't be done without the Alice chip.
-
- Glenn Doiron
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