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Re: 32bit on A1200 possible?
« on: July 13, 2007, 04:38:30 PM »
AGA can already do 24bit colour, but I suppose you're talking about 24bit truecolour.

The only solution I can think of is BPPC + BVisionPPC + tons of fans + cooling vents.
 

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Re: 32bit on A1200 possible?
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2007, 08:01:55 PM »
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you'll have not only a RTG graphics system (Voodoo! It is faster than any card maded for the Amiga)

Mediator has really slow bus though, slower than CVPPC/BVPPC. Roughly speaking: If the graphics is in the VMEM already or you're doing 3D, then voodoo is faster. If the speed is measured by moving pixels with CPU to VMEM, then CVPPC/BVPPC wins.

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even fast ethernet

Which is not working at full fast ethernet speeds.

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USB

With which USB stack?

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TV turners

Analog TV only. Many countries are pacing out analog TV, or have already done so.
 

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Re: 32bit on A1200 possible?
« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2007, 08:53:06 PM »
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Yeah, but it's a newer RTG system

It is?

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Did you see my remark?

Ah, I saw it, just didn't manage to decipher it. :-)

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But there is a way to have 32bit colours on an ORIGINAL AGA system: lick a LSD pill!

Funnily AmigaOS itself stores colours in 96bit (32bit per gun). Talk about overkill... :-)