gilgalad@dip.eecs.umich.edu (Ralph Seguin) (06/27/90)
I don't think that it is such a good idea to develop a SVGA card for the Amiga. Commodore is working on some sort of hires graphics (24 bit too), needless to say. When they release theirs, it will be the standard. I don't think you should go into an endeavor without realizing what Commodore is going to be doing. Suppose that your card doesn't run under their Retargetable Graphics software? If you do plan on working on such a project, you should probably contact Commodore and see if: -it is a futile gesture -it's fine by them -they have some sort of standard that they'd like you to conform to -any other suggestions that they can give See ya, Ralph gilgalad@dip.eecs.umich.edu gilgalad@zip.eecs.umich.edu gilgalad@caen.engin.umich.edu Ralph_Seguin@ub.cc.umich.edu gilgalad@sparky.eecs.umich.edu USER6TUN@UMICHUB.BITNET Ralph Seguin | In order to get infinitely many monkeys to type 565 South Zeeb Rd. | something that actually makes sense, you need to Ann Arbor, MI 48103 | have infinitely many monkey editors as well. (313) 662-1506
tron1@tronsbox.xei.com (HIM) (06/30/90)
><> >Item:9015 About: SVGA card >Author: [Ralph Seguin] (*Masked*@dip.eecs.umich.edu) >If you do plan on working on such a project, you should probably contact >Commodore and see if: > > -it is a futile gesture Well, for me (not involved in this..) it has taken C= WAY TO LONG to see the need to up the graphics. Nothing is futile until they ship. > -it's fine by them Why ?? What difference would it make ? > -they have some sort of standard that they'd like you to > conform to I am sure they would. But for what its worth , in this case (I >ABHORE< these types of hacks) that standard would push development cost up to high. No one is gonna animate on it , no one will draw on it .. ALL MOSYT OF US WANT ARE 256 COLOR NON HAMS 800x600 >STATIC< screens for QRT output. No standard needed for that at all. ========[ Xanadu Enterprises Inc. Amiga & Unix Software Development]======== = "The three most dangerous things in the world are a programmer with a = = soldering iron, a hardware type with a program patch and a user with = = an idea." - computer saying. (from The Wizardry Compiled by Rick Cook) = ============= Ken Jamieson: uunet!tronsbox.xei.com!tron1 ================== = NONE of the opinions represented here are endorsed by either = = Xanadu Enterpises or its clients, AT&T Bell Labs or others. = ==== The Romantic Encounters BBS 201-759-8450(2400) / 201-759-8568(PEP) ====