It's official. "Introducing Matrox Parhelia™-512"

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I wish Amiga would offer something special with this card. It would fit perfectly as the next generation Amiga computers.

Seeing that Matrox is selling the card to everyone (unfortunately) and not just amiga users ... perhaps the first phase of cards should first premeire on the AmigaONE's(publicity... ... )and then perhaps 2-5 months later they come out for all other platforms?

I don't know. Something to give Amiga an edge. I wish there was someway for Amiga to create its own hardware sector. we need to buy out matrox.

jer

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True. And of course everyone is going to fight each other to death till one stands above all the rest or just so everyone has their shot at 15 min. of fame.

what would be better is if these graphics card developers would create something far more ingeneous. Why 512bit technology? Why not 864bit technology? And something along the lines of having 100GB thru-put.

I guess the technology just isn't here yet or I guess what the real reason is... just too damn expensive for the consumer.

That way everyone has a hard time catching up. That's the problem with every developer out there, everyone can catch up too quickly.

How about if we got our hands on alien technology that boasts 34million(sl*) of bandwidth.

*sl--speed of light

that way no one can catch up with Amiga for quite some from now.

Ok..I'll dunk my head in the toilet now.

jer

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Doesn't the ATI AIW do dual monitors?

So you really mean *CRUNCH* 5 monitors in a heap of saw-dust where your desk used to be.

It was the monitor that broke the tables back.  (Ahhh How I used to like that story when my Birthing AI would signal to me in my amnotic fluid pocket back in the days of post foetal stages)

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I think I heard elsewhere that this will be an 8x AGP card. If that's the case then I'm assuming the A1 won't make the most of it, right? But then again, apparently it will only partially support DX9 which would make it more favourable to Amigas (and other non-microsoft systems)

I wunder how much it will cost? /me looks at existing card in PC with evil glint in eye...