#3D-RISC
Mark,
There are a growing number of RISC based chipsets (Glint and Sony's PlayStation
chipset) that could be used in substitution of the proposed AAA+ chipset. The
PlayStation chipset is the most interesting to me. Like the proposed AAA+
chipset it has 24-bit display capability, blitter function, multiple
sprites/bobs support, texture mapping and some other nifty features that I
can't think of off the top of my head. I have seen Sony's digital AVO and DVE
modules which the PlayStation chipset is a subset of. Very, very impressive.
As I understand it, the AAA+ and RISC change over will break every current
Amiga software product available on the market today. If that's the case,
adapting the PlayStation chipset would save time and money and bring a new
Amiga to market sooner. How practical this is, I don't know. (Dale? Can you
shed some light on this issue?) Just an interesting thought.
Regards,
John Chang