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From: rjc@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Ray Cromwell)
Subject: Re: Amiga is better then what???
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In article <SCOTT.91Jun29205654@drizzle.cs.odu.edu> scott@cs.odu.edu (Scott D. Yelich) writes:
>>>>With Commodore's A2410 you get up to 1024x1024 with 256 colors out of
>>>>16.7 million.
>>>Is it available?
>>  I hear its finished, but won't be released until AmigaUNIX v2.0
>>with X11R4 is finished. That way, the 3000UX can run a nice megapixel
>>/mega color Xwindows. (the A2410 has a 34010 processor onboard)
>
>Let me get this straight....
>
>You are going to run Unix, X windows and have a display of 1024x1024x8?
>
>How much memory are you planning on putting in this beast?

  The A3000UXD comes with 9mb of ram. The A2410 card has VRAM onboard
(I don't know how much) so the X display runs on the board, not in the
A3000's memory.
  The A3000UXD already runs Unix (SysVR4) with X11R3, but it's
B&W and X11R3 is slow. Unix2.0 will have X11R4 which will use the A2410.

>Also, tell me what it would take to get the Amiga 500/1000 to
>run Unix, X windows and have a 1024x1024x8 display.

  It would take a lot. Unix needs an MMU so you need atleast
68020, 8mb of ram, a fast hd. To use the A2410 (1024x1024) you need
atleast an A2000(because the 500 doesn't have a Zorro II slot)
In the end, you'd pay more for an A500+Cpu Card+Ram+HD+Unix+Expansion
chassis+A2410. The A500 only costs $400, and a good Unixx system costs
>$3k so there's no point upgrading an A500 to run Unix. The A500 is only
a low end machine. Re-direct any future questions to comp.unix.amiga or
comp.sys.amiga.introduction.


>Scott


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