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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Marketplace => Topic started by: Effy on January 17, 2004, 03:39:39 AM

Title: Retina Zorro2 gfx card
Post by: Effy on January 17, 2004, 03:39:39 AM
On german Ebay (http://cgi.benl.ebay.be/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2780340688&category=8142) there is a Retina Z2 gfx card for sale, but can anyone tell yhich soft you need to get it working ?? It seems that Cybergfx and Picasso96 won´t do it ...
Title: Re: Retina Zorro2 gfx card
Post by: adolescent on January 17, 2004, 03:44:03 AM
You'll need the Retina software, available at www.l8r.net in the installers section.  I also remember seeing something about Retina Z2 support in an upcoming CGX release (4.4???).
Title: Re: Retina Zorro2 gfx card
Post by: jeffimix on January 17, 2004, 04:00:10 AM
*me has a Retina,

     It has it's own software RetinaEmu, which is NOT CGX compatible, but it does do a pretty decent AGA emulation, especially if you have 2meg chip.
Title: Re: Retina Zorro2 gfx card
Post by: melott on January 17, 2004, 09:51:12 PM
I would guess it would depend on what machine
you are going to put it in.

Its a Z-2 card so will work in any A2, A3 or A4000.
But if you are going to use it in an A3 or 4000,
I would probably look for a better card.
I have an A3k and had a Retina Z-2 card.
I now have a Cybervision64 card and I like it
much better.
Title: Re: Retina Zorro2 gfx card
Post by: Lemmink on January 17, 2004, 11:54:32 PM
The best thing about the RetinaZ2 is that you can pull the RAM off the card and stuff it into your A3000 as Fast-RAM (most of those cards are bought for this reason today).

The RetinaEmu isn`t bad (had a RetinaZ2 for a short time myselfe) but since it isn`t CGX/P96 compatibel I wouldn`t suggest it for serious use today.
It`s a nice enough card for a toyaround system but not if you are really useing that Amiga.
Title: Re: Retina Zorro2 gfx card
Post by: jeffimix on January 18, 2004, 03:21:18 AM
IamgeFX, Aladdin 4D support it, I'm pretty sure Lightwave supports it too, and it has tight 8bit AGA handling...
Title: Re: Retina Zorro2 gfx card
Post by: Effy on January 18, 2004, 02:19:31 PM
think it was sold for 11,50 euro excl. porto ...