A500 potential

[SamuraiCrow]

HAM is a difficult mode to use.  Copper chunky is a bit easier and still works in high-res mode (even if it is typically only used for backdrops).

Check out Copper Toy2 for more information about the Copper coprocessor.  There used to be a utility called CopperControl on the Aminet but I can't find it now.  It gives 4096 color graphics at 80x256 resolution on ECS and still allows another screen to be shown in the foreground.

[SamuraiCrow]

The dealers I went to always had either a Psygnosis game running or a demo that used the Copper to expand the color display characteristics to beyond the normal limitations.  The "looks" of the A500 were impressive when those programs were running.

[SamuraiCrow]

@Tricky

That could work for Gourand shading, certainly, but I doubt it would be all that useful without texture mapping, considering that there is a high-color to HAM8 converter for the AGA chipset.