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From: es1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita)
Subject: Re: CDTV News
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Date: Mon, 1 Jul 1991 01:45:29 GMT

In article <1991Jun30.232109.6446@news.iastate.edu> barrett@iastate.edu (Barrett Marc N) writes:

>   In order for it to be used in a new CDTV, it had better be cheap.  
>Commodore has to get a decent chipset into that thing as soon as possible,
>so that Commodore can make the CDTV fully compatible with CD-I.  I also
>want the A500 to finally get improved capabilities as well, using the
>same improved chipset that should go into CDTV.  Did you realize that
>there are now dedicated game machines with color capabilities better than
>the CDTV, A500, and A3000?
>
	Let me get this straight: you want (as you said in the
part I cut, sorry) four blitters and 640x400 with 24 bit planes
of resolution. Now you say you want this cheap, cheap enough to
be put in a (well priced) CDTV. I know it for certain now. You
are TRULY nuts.
	You keep harping back to CD-I and its wonderful DYUV
graphics mode (or whatever that wierd mode is 8). Now, a
question: You can show still images, or precomputed (digitized)
anims, but can you interactively write to it, in the sense of
doing a game with it? <Kevin??> Kinda like the problems with
DCTV. The code to work with it in the sense of a game must be
VERY convoluted.

>>Do you want DIG
>>with high end RISC boards?
>
>   No I don't.  For now, I am more concerned with the low-end.  I don't
>like there being dedicated game systems with color capabilities vastly
>better than the A500 and CDTV.  Both systems need a new chipset FAST.
>
	Then what are you harping about 24 bit planes for? 24 bit
palette, yes. 24 bit planes? For a game machine?
	-- Ethan

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