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Re: What should my next amiga be?
« on: February 06, 2011, 07:08:00 AM »
If you are looking at picking up a machine for MorphOS, might I advise something that has it's own Video card as opposed to a built in Video chip that uses Shared RAM.

I don't understand why exactly, but MorphOS and it's programs expect a LOT of Graphics RAM and will not default to the Fast Ram (unless I'm missing something).
 In my case I'm running MorphOS on an eMac and I had to turn a lot of the extra features off just to be able to use my Web Browser, not to mention multi-task.
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Re: What should my next amiga be?
« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2011, 06:44:51 AM »
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As much as possible gfx mem is of course desirable but none of the integrated graphics cards MorphOS supports use shared memory.


I stand corrected.

O.K. my point being...

Get a G4 Tower with a dedicated Video Card! ;)
Earth has a lot of things other folks might want... like the whole planet. And maybe these folks would like a few changes made, like more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and room for their way of life. - William S. Burroughs