Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!ames!ll-xn!mit-eddie!uw-beaver!tektronix!tekig5!wayneck From: wayneck@tekig5.TEK.COM (Wayne Knapp) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Ideas for New Custom Chips Message-ID: <2926@tekig5.TEK.COM> Date: 27 Jun 88 22:02:59 GMT References: <3128@polya.Stanford.EDU> <10134@oberon.USC.EDU> Organization: Tektronix Inc., Beaverton, Or. Lines: 18 In article <10134@oberon.USC.EDU>, papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) writes: : What I want is a choice of more non-interlaced resolutions. Like: : : 32 bits/pixel 16 bit/pixel 8 bits/pixel : ------------- ------------ ------------ : 1024x1024 2048x1024 4096x1024 : 512x2048 1024x2048 2048x2048 : The above sceen resolutions requires 4 megabytes of *fast* memory. Do you really think you are going to get this at a cheap price in the next couple of years? Plus when the resolutions are so high the graphics are really going to slow down, more memory means more work to change an image. I really think that High Definition TV should be the next milestone for home computers. That has a chance of being really nice performance for a reasonable price. Besides who really needs that much resolution for home use? Sure it would be nice, but needed for a great machine, I just don't think so. Wayne Knapp