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Re: Graphics card

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From: John H. Snow
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 00:00
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> >autosensing card. Either of these cards are excellent IMHO! Then you
> >have the PicassoIV and the CyberVision3D neither of which I know much
> >about other than seeing on USENET that people seem to have a lot of
> >problems with both of them.
> 
> The PicassoIV is a good 2D board, faster than either P2 or P2+. If you want 3D,
> the only Amiga board that I know of supporting this is the CV64-3D. I've heard
> it's slower than other boards, but has some nitpiclky details better than
> the rest too. (Can do small scaling PIP, the PIV can onlny scale PIPs from
> 1 to 4 times the "real size", which Jim Drew seems to be the only guy complaining
> about) The only trouble you might run into with th ePIV is software problems.


That and the price--the PIV is noticeably more expensive than the CV.
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From: "John H. Snow" <johnsnow@mail.myriad.net>
Subject: Re: Graphics card
Date: 1997/10/12
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