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- From: boing@mcl.ucsb.edu (Geff Hanoian)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: FAQ? Will be there AGA chips in A3000?
- Message-ID: <boing.722576220@mcl>
- Date: 24 Nov 92 03:37:00 GMT
- References: <1689E79F7.AKURCZYN@itesmvf1.rzs.itesm.mx> <1992Nov17.123855.1@cc.newcastle.edu.au> <jim.722514326@marsh>
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- In <jim.722514326@marsh> jim@cs.curtin.edu.au (Jim McGrady) writes:
-
- >Its understandable that all of the AGA chipset functionality would be
- >difficult to implement on a Zorro 3 card. But how about using the chipset
- >just for graphics, ie; have on board psuedo chip ram that is independent
- >from real chip ram on the motherboard.
-
- >This way, an AGA card would not really be an integrated part of the hardware
- >,as in A4000, but it would be more like an add on graphics card ala Domino.
-
- >Feasible ???
-
-
- But Jim .. how are you gonna make it function when on the cycles
- that the CPU isn't? My thought is to put them on a card with
- the 040 and toss em in the Fast Slot???
-
- Ideas?
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