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@BEGIN_FILE_ID.DIZ [------------------------------------------] [ !GET THE TRUE FACTS ON THE AMIGA & PC! ] [ THIS SHOWS WHICH *IS* THE BEST COMPUTER ] [ A TEST BY THE MAGAZINE PC-SPECIAL! ] [------------------------------------------] @END_FILE_ID.DIZ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 23 - PC-Special disk magazine - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This week we are going to take a look at the Amiga for all the people who are still writing letters on which computer they should buy,and what they could take for other things than office-work. The PC/Amiga chart: Amiga (IBM-)PC Models A1000,A500,A500+,A600 Various formats A1200,A2000,A2500,A3000 A4000/030,A4000/040 A4000/060 Memory(STD) From 512k to 32MB From 64k to 8MB Memory(Max) GFX Mem (Chip):8MB Base Mem:1MB Other mem (Fast):128MB Extended mem:De- pends on the PC and its XTD-mem. driver (Around 128MB Max.) Processors 8-bits: N/A 8-bits:8088,8086, 16-bits: N/A NEC V20,NEC V30, 16-32 bits:68000,68010 80188,80186 32-bits: 68020,68030, 16-bits:80286 and 68040 80386 32/64 bits:68060* 16-32bits:80486sx 32-bits:80486(dx) 64-bits:Pentium * The 68060 has a built in RISC-Slot... Clockspeed 68000 min 7.14Mhz All 8-bits max 28Mhz processors run 68010 min 7.14Mhz from 1.4Mhz to 8Mhz max 16Mhz 80286 min 4Mhz 68020 min 14.28Mhz max 26Mhz max 50Mhz 80386 min 8Mhz 68030 min 16Mhz max 50Mhz max 50Mhz 80486 min 10Mhz 68040 min 25Mhz max 33Mhz* max 50Mhz Pentium min 50Mhz 68060 min 66Mhz max 200Mhz max 400Mhz * Also configurations with 2 or 3 486s available (486dx2/4) GRAPHIC CAPABILITIES Resolution From 320x200 to CGA:max 320x200 1472x1472 (More EGA:max 640x350 possible in software) VGA:max 800x600 (PAL/NTSC) SVGA:max1024x768 D-Speed:max1024x768 (All resolutions are 160/320x200 in Lores) Palette 4096/16777216 CGA:8 (In 2 fixed sets) or up to 48-bits TANDY:16 graphics with EGA:64 X-Pert-48/32 VGA:256 SVGA:65536 D-Speed:16777216 (24-bits) Max on Non-AGA:4096 in Lores (320x200) screen (max) 384x580 Hercules:2 4-16 in higher CGA :4 resolutions EGA :16 256 SPAC in all res. VGA :64/256 AGA:262144-16777216 SVGA :256 in (max)1472x1472 D-Speed :16777216 256 in ALL other Hires (768x480 or more) resolutions CGA :N/A X-Pert:Too much colors, EGA :N/A all in every resolution TANDY :16 VGA :16 SVGA :256 D-Speed :16777216 NOTE:The Diamond Speedster is a 24-bits graphics card,but one major problem is its speed: He's even quite slow on a Pentium(!) Performance VERY FAST screen VERY slow screen update, update,even on 7.14Mhz even on 66Mhz machines. machines.Can manipu- VGA looks rather weak, late screens at due to low resolutions. enormous speeds,due No hardware scrolling/ to hardware scrolling/ sprites,so the screen sprites,Copper and jerks in most programs. Blitter.HAM is a very The only advantage is nice invention indeed fast 3D update due to Both PAL/NTSC outputs, byte per pixel. NTSC can be programmed Blitters ARE available, as a normal video sync. but NOT as a configuration One main problem will always be that a PC offers an NTSC-Output. (NO PAL) SOUND CAPABILITIES Soundchip The Paula,the N/A best custom sound chip found in todays home computers Output Great;CD quality Poor and very synthetic... output with third party hardware Sound type Amplitude sound 1/2-bit Beep (STD); (8-bits).Cards FM sound with available: Soundblaster (PRO) Sunrize 12/16 bits (Standard upgrade) Amplitude sound (16-bits FM) DSP Possible with card Possible with card DSP-type Stereo Mono No. of 4,up to 16 with 1 (Standard) channels software 6-12 Channels max. with Soundblaster upgrade(s) MIDI MIDI interfaces Third party available interfaces available Stereo 2 phono connectors No;with Soundblaster, output yes... Overall Excellent,due to fast Only -beep- without Performance interface and excellent upgrades.Sound stinks. (built-in) sound- With upgrade the sound hardware,has to be IS 16-bits,but it's FM heard to be believed like found in very cheap keyboards,so the sound is very synthetic and average.Only of use for controlling keyboards with MIDI HARDWARE CAPABILITIES Slots Video:SCART,RGB,and Video: digital monitor composite only (Analogue RGB) monochrome TV/Video possible Audio:2 Phono Audio:N/A connectors Parallel,RS232 Serial, Parallel,RS232 Serial 2 Mouse/Joystick 1 Standard Mouse connector connectors Mem expansion bus: Mem expansion bus: Trapdoor slot on A500/ Internal with SIMMS A600/A1200 Internal on A1500 to A4000 with SIMMS Hardware Zorro II edge connector Ordinary PC-expansion slots on A500 sockets (Amount depends Smartcard slot on A600/ on PC...) A1200 (PCMCIA) 3x Zorro II on A1500/ A2000 + 1 AT-PC slot 4x Zorro III on A3000/ A4000 + 1 AT-PC slot Keyboard Robust keyboard with Several types available own interface Most are weak,in exception of Cherry type Disk 880k formatted on DD 720k formatted on DD performance 1.76Mb on HD 1.44Mb on HD Disk Same as PC Same as Amiga access Ram drive Standard Needs to be installed Hard disk IDE/SCSI/SCSI-2 IDE/SCSI/SCSI-2 interface Hard disk Slow on IDE (600k/sec) IDE is standard on PC's Performance Fast on SCSI(2M/sec) what makes access slow Blistering on SCSI interfaces available SCSI-2 (5M/sec) but NOT as configuration Expansions 24/48-bits cards,accel- Video cards for larger available arators,PC-emulators/ palettes,Co-processors, bridgeboards (Up to Sound cards,CD-ROM, 486DX-2),Emplant, Modems,Fax-card,Scanners (Multi system emulati.) Printers and some more Co-processors,MIDI, (All single upgrades) Modems,Fax-cards, Scanners,Printers Sound samplers,Video- digitizers,ROM- upgrades,CD-ROM,Port- expansion,ChipRam up- grades and lots more Hardware Very fast+Multi-tasking Very fast,no multitasking performance (Hardware processor strain) SOFTWARE BASE Software Very huge,there's Unbeaten,but there's a lot base something for everyone of crap on the market overall Software Very high quality A lot of software is looking quality software available the same,but there are very There's nothing you high quality titels available won't find The PD/Shareware-base offers the best software on this machine Graphics Ultimate;fast screen Perfect,but screen-update quality update makes very is slow and has no multi- (Business user friendly AND tasking display. software) multitasking is a real gem Graphics Incredible,unbeaten Poor,animation is pretty slow quality and thats it.Raytracing and there's no cheap ray- (Video and morphing are just tracing program available. software) one of the things which Amount of video software makes the Amiga a very limited and no PAL complete videostudio Games Overall:Brilliant,it's Vectors starts to bore after like having the arcade a while and adventures too. at home Those are the only games actually available on PC's Graphics:Arcade- Arcades don't have adventures quality When talking about PD/Shareware this machine offers the best, Sound:It's like having Sound:Beeps are there a CD-player on.Sound With Soundblaster very is so stunning,with synthetic,sample-use very things like sampled limited due to support for so speech many soundcards on one game... Massive Titels: Massive Titels: (Super-)Stardust Doom Kid Chaos 7th Guest Elfmania Alone in the Dark OVERALL The Amiga is the best balanced of the two,offering something for everyone,while the PC is more of use for business only. The Amiga is relatively a lot cheaper than PC's.The PC was planned for processing words,since it's launch,and it's still doing the same.For professional/hobbiyist use,the Amiga is recommended.It IS true that PC's are fast,but they only get faster,and speed is not what you need for word- processing. All we want are a computer that gets BETTER,and not faster. The PC's are recommended for wordprocessing and adventure games. NOTE: If there's thinking of the Amiga being a console,because they use PC's for office-work,then you are just wrong... PC's have been there for a much longer time than Amiga's and had become a standard in business since a long time ago. The Amiga arrived years after the launch of the PC. A lot of industries already had PC's,so PC's were already very well known,and people are mostly buying what they know. That's why only wiser people buy an Amiga...The Amiga is used everywhere,where they need more complex operations than word-processing,because it deserves being more than just a word-processor. Believe us: An Amiga is everything more...and is cheap...Buy what you want by yourself,and don't buy what others tell you... Think about it yourself...Face the facts! THE MACHINES COMPARED PC AMIGA CPU Power 9 8 Operating system 6 8 Ease of use 6 9 Graphics Cap. 9 10 Sound Cap. 5 9 Games 8 9 Software sup. 10 8 Hardware sup. 9 9 Value for money 7 8 ------------------------------------------ Overall 8 9 ----TEXT-ENDS-----