EGS-28/24 Spectrum

[Ami_GFX]

EGS Spectrum works with Cybergraphics too. I have EGS, Picasso 96 and Cybergraphics in separate system partitions on my A2500. EGS is amusing and retro. It is actually a completely different 24 bit GUI piggy backed on Intuition. There are only a handful of apps for it. It also gives you a 256 color Workbench. Picasso 96 and Cybergraphics give you a full 24 bit workbench. I personally prefer Cybergraphics but Picasso 96 is a bit faster.

[Ami_GFX]

Draging screens and a feel like the native Amiga chipset are advantages of Cybergraphics. Deluxe Paint works in Cybergraphics--some functions anyway. Perspective and some other brush functions don't.

Picasso 96 will feel faster on a 68030 processor. On a 68040 or 68060, you won't notice the difference. It won't be that much a difference on a 68030.

[Ami_GFX]

Picasso 96 probably uses less of the CPU than Cybergrafix. On my 030 A2500, it just feels a little bit snapier in opening windows and doing graphics functions than Cybergrafix. On my A4000 it is not a noticble difference with either an 040 or 060 cpu card. It is not really much of a difference on my A2500 with it's stock 2630 accelerator.

[Ami_GFX]

If you ever felt like taking the time, I admit I'd be really curious to see a kind of side by side/quick comparison youtube vid of your setup

It would make an interesting video. The EGS 24 bit software looks more like old UNIX GUIs than Amiga Workbench. The EGS workbench is actually pretty good, just limited. If you have kickstart 3.1. You get a 256 color imatation AGA workbench. With Kickstart 2.01, it is limited to 16 colors. I still have all my old software from the 90s on the A2500 plus a few additions and the EGS 24 bit programs. The EGS workbench is as fast as Cybergraphics and Picasso 96, just limited to 8 bit color. Retina Emu and the original Picasso II software were similar. It took a while to get to a 24 bit workbench and the goal at the time was to make ECS Amigas have a 256 color workbench like AGA Amigas.