CompuServe Messages

"Although there are exceptions, most still graphics on the Amiga are not as impressive as plain 8-bit on the Mac, and the mix of standards adds confusion and incompatibility…" Incorrect. The Amiga's color is 12-bit and it has it's strengths as well as 8-bit on the Mac. However, they are just not comparable.. The Mac requires an adaptor anyway, and a product such as a HAM-E adaptor ($300) will provide 18-bit (24-bit palette) while retaining a high degree of compatability. The confusion you speak of doesn't exist in reality.. Cut and paste between video modes is acomplished by using a quick re-map function in most paint/animate software. Similar operations would be necessary between two 8-bit images with different palettes, not to mention transitions between 8 and 24-bit. I can show you several graphics utilities that use windows (although on the Amiga, multiple screens are nearly as versatile as windows). In any case, realtime animation is not possible on the Mac and even converting mere 8-bit images to NTSC is far more costly given that Mac displays operate at non-standard rates.