Is a 256 color Workbench possible on an Amiga 2500?

[FlagshipAmigaLover]

Hi everybody,

Is it possible for me to have a 256 color Workbench on my Amiga 2500?  I saw NewIcons on an Amiga 4000, it looks really awesome.  The screen resolution was 1024 X 768 and 256 colors.  Do I need some sort of a Zorro II video card?  I have the full ECS Chip Set, Kickstart 3.1, Workbench 3.9, a 68040 board with 32 megs of DRAM, and a ViewSonic Flat-Screen monitor hooked up to an A2320 board.  What NTSC video card would you recommend that I use?     :roll:

[FlagshipAmigaLover]

Hi QuikSanz,

Ok, I'll Byte. What does an NTSC video card have to do with a VGA monitor?

Because I know that most people are going to tell me that I should get a Picasso card.  Picasso video cards are PAL boards.  I live in America, so I need an NTSC Zorro II video card.  NTSC is much better looking then PAL, so no, I do not want to use PAL cards.

Also, the Denise chip can only display a 64 color Workbench.  The standard is between 4 to 16 colors.  My thinking is that if I use a Zorro II video card, the video processor on that card will be more powerful then the Amiga 2000s Denise chip and I should be able to display a 256 color Workbench on the VGA monitor that is plugged into the video card.     :idea:

[FlagshipAmigaLover]

Chris,

Of course this all has nothing to do with gfx screens. Ask Doomy.

Does Doomy come on here any more?     :roll:

[FlagshipAmigaLover]

Hi Effy,

Do you also have got an IDE controller inside ??

Why would I want IDE when I already have SCSI.  SCSI is a lot nicer and faster then IDE.  SCSI drives are usually higher quality then IDE drives too, this is why they cost about twice as much.  I even have SCSI on my Pentium 4 PC computer.  SCSI is so well made that I still have an old Seagate 5 Meg hard drive that still runs just fine with no errors on the platters.  This 5 Meg drive is in my old Lisa computer that is 20 years old.  They just don't make computers like that anymore.     :-P

[FlagshipAmigaLover]

Hi Framiga,

. . . .MODERATORS!!!!

Why do you say that ?!     :-o

[FlagshipAmigaLover]

Hi Lo,

Picasso II cards etc. work fine in North America.  The best setup for a A2000 is a PII with a flicker-fixer.

I already have an A2320 (Amber) board in the video slot.  Will the Picasso II board work with this card?  Would I be able to run 800 X 600 resolution and 256 colors with this setup?  How do I hook up one SVGA monitor to both cards, or do I have to use 2 SVGA monitors?  Thanks for your help, Lo.     :-D

[FlagshipAmigaLover]

Hi iamaboringperson,

For those who don't know, FlagshipAmigaLover is a well known TROLL!! Please do not respond to him!

What are you talking about?  I am not a "TROLL" !  But, YOU are a big-mouth trouble-maker !     :madashell:

[FlagshipAmigaLover]

To B00tDisk:

I think you have me mixed up with someone else.  You are also very rude !     :-x