CompuServe Messages

Oh, I'm not trying to start a flame war, just gabbing. I believe it's quite fair to say that a top of the line 486 running can out-render a top of the line A4000 running similar software. The Virtual Reality Labs boys had some numbers supporting that with both versions of VistaPro. Of course, let's wait and see what happens when the Toaster Screamer, Warp System parallel processing board, and other super-fast rendering engines start coming into more general Amiga use. Like I did say, with respect to playback, it's no contest. And add-on cards like the Personal Animation Recorder or even the lowly but also cheap and serviceable DCTV make real-time playback of 3D anims on an Amiga child's play. Heck, a Toaster 4000 on an AGA Amiga can do real-time playback of sufficient quality for industrial video. Nothing like that on a PC, at least not in a competitive price range, that I know of. Bang! Right away if my Amiga garage operation is in competition with some guy with a PC, I save money since I don't have to invest in a single-frame controller and let my record deck endure all that wear and tear, not to mention agonizing capture speed. — Ron Legro from Milwaukee via AUTOPILOT (The only way to fly)