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Article #5296Re: Future Amigas (Ranger rumor) Suggestions to C-A
From: Keith David Doyle
Date: Fri, 07 Nov 1986 22:25
Date: Fri, 07 Nov 1986 22:25
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In article <8611062128.AA11889@cory.Berkeley.EDU> dillon@CORY.BERKELEY.EDU (Matt Dillon) writes: > The current Amiga is hot. If you intend to create 'new' Amiga's >with 'better this' and 'better that', DON'T MAKE ANY MISTAKES! It had >better be a *lot* better. Don't go half-way. > > I would strongly advise that any 'new' Amiga have AT LEAST 1024x1024 >resolution (obviously you need a custom screen here). Also, I suggest you >increase the # bit planes allowed without contention to 8. We already disagree here. I would advise against designing out one of the biggest Amiga markets, VIDEO!. I'd rather see a new Amiga that went to 12 (or 24 or whatever ) bit planes at 640x400 NTSC (yes, interlaced) than to require an expensive 1kx1k monitor while eliminating features like Genlock, etc. I'd like to see built in floating point hardware, 32 bit bus, etc. but I'd much prefer 640x400x24 to 1kx1k or 2kx2k or 4kx4k or whatever you can dream up. I want more colors with anti-aliasing hardware! NOT more pixels. But that's *my opinion*. Keith Doyle ihnp4!ptsfa!well!kdd
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!rutgers!lll-crg!lll-lcc!well!kdd From: kdd@well.UUCP (Keith David Doyle) Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga Subject: Re: Future Amigas (Ranger rumor) Suggestions to C-A Message-ID: <2011@well.UUCP> Date: Fri, 7-Nov-86 17:25:12 EST Article-I.D.: well.2011 Posted: Fri Nov 7 17:25:12 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 8-Nov-86 07:11:56 EST References: <8611062128.AA11889@cory.Berkeley.EDU> Reply-To: kdd@well.UUCP (Keith David Doyle) Organization: Whole Earth Lectronic Link, Sausalito CA Lines: 20