🚀 go-pugleaf

I recently came across some text concerning a "graffiti" display board.
Considering I saw it on April 1st I'm wondering if it's a prank?

If it isn't a prank.. I have a few questions:

It sounds alot like HAM-E or more recently the Video-DAC advertised by
Power Computing.

Q. Will this board feature RTG and/or emulate AGA on ECS amiga's?

If I could get a board like this for $100 that turns my ECS machine
into an AGA compatible system, I'm THERE with the cash :) I already
own DCTV and HAM-E.. but would love to have a LOW-PRICED system
capable of RTG as well as AGA emulation on ECS machines.

Also, I noticed from the technical info below that it only allows
256 colors out of 262,144. I wonder why there are no HAM modes
(I guess HAM8 emulation is out?) and why there isn't a full 16 million
color palette?

Is it a prank? Or is it for real? Any more info on this board?
Any answers to my questions?

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Some technical information about the Graffiti card...


- works with _any_ Amiga:
  A500/1200/2000/2500/3000/3000T/4000/4000T
  Even A 1000, CDTV, SX-32, SX-1 and A600/A500 plus have been successfull=
y=20
  tested!

- 256 out of 262144 colours at a time=20

- lores Output on OCS/ECS Amigas, Hires on AA Amigas. Overscan and=20
  interlace supported!

- simply plugs to the RGB-port of the Amiga. No need to open
  the Computer! (RGB 15Khz Monitor required).

- chunky graphics for fast animation sequences/ texture mapping games
  Chunky means: one byte in memory represents one pixel on screen.

- programmers only have to switch on 4 bitplanes =3D> 4 DMA channels=20
  =3D> full 7MB/sec on AA Amigas!
  (compared to 3.5 to 5 MB/s on 8bpls lores!)

- faster display by reducing the resolution:
  The Graffiti supports half and quarter-lores (160 and 80 pixels/line)
  without additional CPU or blitter time for expanding the pixels!

- uses chipmem to store graphics, no memory on the card (that's why it's
  this cheap!)

- sales price 149 DM (about 700 DKK, 105 US$)

- software:

  + external video driver for shapeshifter shipped with the card
  + IFF/GIF/JPEG viewers
  + AVI Video player
  + doom-style games
  + Graffiti support CD released every 3 to 6 months:=20
    only DM 9,95 (40 DKK, 7 US$)

- for the developer Manual write to sysop@nostlgic.tng.oche.de
  or call Nostalgic BBS +49 241 86985=20
  Login: Graffiti, Password: Graffiti=20
  (sorry, BBS Language is German!)


Please spread this file all over the world, especially to dealers!