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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: keropi on December 01, 2006, 08:58:11 AM

Title: What's the deal with the ROXXLER chip on the Cybervision64?
Post by: keropi on December 01, 2006, 08:58:11 AM

Soon enough, I am gonna have an A4000 on the mail, with amongst other things, a Cybervision64 rtg inside...
So I was wondering, is there any special software using this planar->chunky chip? I know there is an option on CGX to "use roxxler" but does it just work? let's say you play ADOOM/rtg or Abuse/rtg , will it use the roxxler or the software must have support for it?   :-?

I have the feeling it is not that good, I mean wouldn't have put that on later gfx cards, like the cv64/3d, or the bvision/cvision ppc???
any info on this?  :-)

Title: Re: What's the deal with the ROXXLER chip on the Cybervision64?
Post by: Piru on December 01, 2006, 09:15:31 AM

Games typically need c2p that is chunky-to-planar. AFAIK Roxxler is the reverse, thus it is not used by typical game requiring c2p.

CGX itself uses it, when applicable (CGX itself sometimes needs to convert planar to chunky).

Title: Re: What's the deal with the ROXXLER chip on the Cybervision64?
Post by: keropi on December 01, 2006, 10:05:13 AM

yah... I feared that lol...
thanx piru