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From: nsw@cord.UUCP (N Weinstock)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Ideas for New Custom Chips
Summary: Would *you* let Mike Tyson punch you for $13.5 million?
Keywords: Bat Super Molecular Dust Separator
Message-ID: <587@cord.UUCP>
Date: 28 Jun 88 13:26:45 GMT
References: <3128@polya.Stanford.EDU> <2922@tekig5.TEK.COM>
Reply-To: nsw@cord.UUCP (59455-N Weinstock)
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Liberty Corner
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In article <3128@polya.Stanford.EDU>, rokicki@polya.Stanford.EDU (Tomas G. 
Rokicki) wrote a wish list for a spectacular new Amiga to be "under $1000".
Then, several people have commented that some of Tom's ideas are not feasible
on a $1000 machine.  To wit (or is that "whit"?):

Tom's suggestion:
>> 	* 2048x2048 resolution, non-interlaced, on a standard TV

The reply:
>This is simply crazy.  You are just asking too much no way are you going to
>get this kind of resoultion on a startand TV.  You want 2048x2048x12 bit planes

Well, let's see.  Mr. Rokicki wants 2048x2048 on a standard TV.  Well, there 
are two possibilities.  One, he has lost his mind.  This I tend to doubt.
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(These are smileys, folks.)

 I T   W A S   A   J O K E!

Thank you, I feel much better now.

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