wizard@sosaria.UUCP (Chris Brand) (02/03/90)
In message <+!1^3&@rpi.edu> kudla@pawl.rpi.edu (Robert J. Kudla) writes: > To 99% of the people who are interested in these > animations/pictures/whatever in the first place, the Amiga's standard > graphics are fine. I've been thinking for the last year or so that it > would be only a matter of time before people started "cheating" > though, and it's happening sure enough. That's all right though. Even > if video cards were introduced on such a prolific basis as they are in > the Dross world, most people *would not buy them*. They're a > nonessential product. How many people on Dross machines have these big > Targa cards and such that you're raving about, anyway? Sure, maybe 20% > have VGA by now (if that) but I'd bet there are fewer than 50,000 of > these high-end boards you're talking about. Oh well. Nah. I just don't believe that. 99% of the people who do animation just to impress their kids or their wife at home (or just for the fun of it), yes. But think of all those who (try to?) use the Amiga at a professional level. I'm sure that 99% of these people would buy such a card. Any besides - 99% of all PC users don't buy Targa boards, because they're mainly interested in Framework, Word and so on. But despite of that, these cards exist - and obviously are bought, otherwise no new products would appear. -- ------------------------------------ Chris Brand - wizard@sosaria.imp.com "Justice is the possession and doing of what one is entitled to" - Platon ------------------------------------