#2000 vs. 3000 w/Cozzy
25-Apr-93 00:33:49
Sb: #55638-#2000 vs. 3000 w/Cozzy
Fm: Jonathan Hirschman 70274,2526
To: Dave Gould 70373,710
Dave,
I guess that you don't deal with Amigas a whole lot, but here is the
explanation behind the alphabet soup:
VGA: Video Graphics Array. A graphic adapter (and standard) invented
by IBM, and extended by others. VGA means (graphically speaking) 256
colors at a res of 320×200, or 16 colors at 640×480. Like other PC
graphic adapters, a good way to display spreadsheets in many colors.
EGA: Precursor of VGA. Top res: 640×350 with 16 colors. Unlike VGA,
which allows you to choose your colors from a much larger palette,
EGA's 16 colors range from garish to gross (I really like EGA brown
:). Another way to display colorful (although not as colorful)
spreadsheets on your PC clone.
AGA: A chipset type for the Amiga. Capable of high-res, very colorful
graphics that can be animated. Great for video, 3-D, "multimedia", games,
you know, the fun stuff. Capable of 768×482, 18-bit color animation at
30FPS or faster. Would be wasted on spreadsheets….:)
//Jonathan,
\\//via AutoPilot