blgardne@esunix.UUCP (Blaine Gardner) (10/22/87)
in article <162@dalcsug.UUCP>, peter@dalcsug.UUCP (Peter Philip) says: > In article <520@esunix.UUCP> you write: >>in article <1801@ulowell.cs.ulowell.edu>, page@ulowell.cs.ulowell.edu (Bob Page) says: >>> - Higher resolution (like 1024x800, being worked on by 3rd parties) >>Everyone _says_ they want workstation resolution, but how many people >>are really willing to pay $1500 - $3000 for a monitor that will support > I agree totally, home users do not need that kind of resolution, it would > be nice, but the present pixel resolution is fine, however we could ALL > use MORE COLORS which I hope would be offered by new graphics boards. This > would improve graphics drastically without having to buy a new monitor. Yes, more colors is a good way to improve the graphics, and still keep the cost down, of course the computer will cost more... >>it? Having 1024x800 would be great, but that kind of money for a monitor >>is out of the question for home use. > BUT, this capability would open up a whole new market for the Amiga, just > think of an A2000 with a 16 MHz 68020/68881 a fast 80 Mb hard drive and > a 1K x 1K graphics board -- the applications are endless and the price Again, you're talking a major increase in price here. If a 1K x 1K x 16 million color, 68020/68881, 4 Meg Chip RAM, 1.4 Meg floppy, 80 Meg hard drive Amiga were introduced tomorrow it would be in the $6000 - $10,000 price range. I'd probably find a way to by one (bank robbery maybe? :-) but how many other people would? You're moving out of the PC market, into the workstation market. That might be a good way to go in the future, but it's a whole new ball game. Remember how the Mac II was supposed to be a "Sun killer"? Well Sun is underpricing the Mac II now, I wonder what that's done for ulcers at Apple? :-) > would be great! Just one request to anyone working on such a board, > make it NTSC compatible!! I would definitely buy the above configuration > if it was available, to use for graphics and video production, but if it > wasn't NTSC (or adaptable) I would be stickin' to my faithful A1000. NTSC compatible? Impossible. NTSC means 525 lines interlaced, which is just what we've got. NTSC adaptable? Possible, but not cheap. Our PS390 can switch between 3 video formats (ie: 1024x764, 1024x1024, NTSC) under software control, but you still have to have the proper monitor. There is no way to display a 1K x 1K image on a NTSC monitor, and vice versa. The Amiga's NTSC output is a great strength for the video market, but I would like to see a hires non-interlace option in the near future. Even 640x400 non-interlace would be great. >>Blaine Gardner @ Evans & Sutherland 540 Arapeen Drive, SLC, Utah 84108 > Peter Philip -- Blaine Gardner @ Evans & Sutherland 540 Arapeen Drive, SLC, Utah 84108 UUCP Address: {ihnp4,ucbvax,decvax,allegra}!decwrl!esunix!blgardne {ihnp4,seismo}!utah-cs!esunix!blgardne "I don't see no points on your ears boy, but you sound like a Vulcan!"
bpendlet@esunix.UUCP (Bob Pendleton) (10/23/87)
in article <535@esunix.UUCP>, blgardne@esunix.UUCP (Blaine Gardner) says: > > in article <162@dalcsug.UUCP>, peter@dalcsug.UUCP (Peter Philip) says: > NTSC adaptable? Possible, but not cheap. Our PS390 can switch between 3 > video formats (ie: 1024x764, 1024x1024, NTSC) under software control, > but you still have to have the proper monitor. There is no way to > display a 1K x 1K image on a NTSC monitor, and vice versa. > > Blaine Gardner @ Evans & Sutherland 540 Arapeen Drive, SLC, Utah 84108 Well Blaine, since you mentioned the PS390 (in an Amiga discusion group! Shame on you :-) I can't resist mentioning that it displays roughly 8Kx8k on that little 1kx1k monitor. I've been waiting for someone to mention how to do this. It is called anti-aliasing. It takes quite a bit of memory, and is a bit compute intensive, but it sure makes nice pictures. It might be possible to do crude anti-aliasing on an Amiga. Good night Blaine. Bob P. -- Bob Pendleton @ Evans & Sutherland UUCP Address: {decvax,ucbvax,ihnp4,allegra}!decwrl!esunix!bpendlet Alternate: {ihnp4,seismo}!utah-cs!utah-gr!uplherc!esunix!bpendlet I am solely responsible for what I say.