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Forum: Amiga scene Today, 14:28
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Posted By pandy71
Yes, VGA was very popular for a long time -...

Yes, VGA was very popular for a long time - without 3D market probably it could survive even longer as common, lowest denominator for graphic display technology.



True, ISA and Trident was...
Forum: Amiga scene Today, 14:00
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Posted By pandy71
Here you can read about panning and scrolling -...

Here you can read about panning and scrolling - as you can see largely this is done by register manipulation http://www.osdever.net/FreeVGA/vga/vgafx.htm#smooth

You are ignoring fact that Amiga is...
Forum: Amiga scene Yesterday, 22:56
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Posted By pandy71
Well - i'm not guessing as this is ridiculous...

Well - i'm not guessing as this is ridiculous comparison - using modern, multicore CPU with silicone budget 13140 millions of transistors to perform graphic faster than 3 million transistors Voodoo...
Forum: Amiga scene Yesterday, 18:08
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Posted By pandy71
Obviously you are playing fool using this...

Obviously you are playing fool using this argument as i explicitly told you earlier that i'm not put equation mark between Amiga HW graphic acceleration and IBM 8514 - they are designed with...
Forum: Amiga scene 22 April 2024, 12:12
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Posted By pandy71
Well... look at NeXT - truly marvelous product...

Well... look at NeXT - truly marvelous product from engineering perspective, engineered almost like non-Jobs vision and fail, similarly other products with at least debatable esthetics... Obviously...
Forum: Amiga scene 22 April 2024, 12:04
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Posted By pandy71
ROTFL - you are not Jack Nicholson and i'm not...

ROTFL - you are not Jack Nicholson and i'm not (luckily) Tom Cruise - nevertheless this is all about your argumentation... poorly selected quotes of someone else...



Sophistics (IMHO quite...
Forum: Amiga scene 22 April 2024, 00:22
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Posted By pandy71
My 2 cents are - Jobs "visionariesy" seem to be...

My 2 cents are - Jobs "visionariesy" seem to be largely overestimated...
Forum: support.Hardware 20 April 2024, 15:37
Replies: 6
Views: 290
Posted By pandy71
Scope will be very useful but using some...

Scope will be very useful but using some capacitive coupling to remove DC and some truerms capable multimeter you could at least try to verify noise and ripple level.




Then it looks like PSU...
Forum: Amiga scene 19 April 2024, 21:27
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Posted By pandy71
You again posting useless random information's...

You again posting useless random information's totally unrelated to topic.



Yes, i agree - you will not stop flooding this thread with misleading, topic unrelated numbers, pictures, quotes etc....
Forum: support.Hardware 19 April 2024, 15:23
Replies: 6
Views: 290
Posted By pandy71
And what seller says? Did you checked quality of...

And what seller says? Did you checked quality of power in this PSU? Noise and ripple? Obviously something is wrong but this can be bad PSU or incorrect wiring (like poor contact, poor grounding etc)....
Forum: Amiga scene 19 April 2024, 11:17
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Posted By pandy71
Nope, if anyone started something with PC it was...

Nope, if anyone started something with PC it was you not me - you obviously have obsession with Tseng products same like with some Japanese computers (NEC if i recall correctly).
So instead blaming...
Forum: Amiga scene 18 April 2024, 21:01
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Posted By pandy71
Once again you are constantly comparing (example)...

Once again you are constantly comparing (example) SNES vs MD and this is completely unrelated to A1200 at all.
So stay on topic and stop flooding us with unrelated and usually misleading random...
Forum: support.Hardware 18 April 2024, 16:27
Replies: 2
Views: 117
Posted By pandy71
Depends on many factors... you can remove shield...

Depends on many factors... you can remove shield and depends on your goal do few things - easiest remove stickers and clean a bit mechanically then applied some rust remover or you can apply some...
Forum: Amiga scene 18 April 2024, 13:50
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Posted By pandy71
You simply do things different way, your code...

You simply do things different way, your code operate on color values not on registers index. You need more CPU cycles but still this at the composition level - modern graphic use HW compositors so...
Forum: Amiga scene 18 April 2024, 13:44
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Posted By pandy71
This topic is about A1200 disappointment not...

This topic is about A1200 disappointment not about superiority of 486 over 386 - SNES is example of some HW but compared to Amiga not PC vs PC. Stay on topic.



LOLipop - XGA was designed after...
Forum: Coders. Asm / Hardware 18 April 2024, 12:54
Replies: 2
Views: 409
Posted By pandy71
So another almost useless feature... (useless as...

So another almost useless feature... (useless as it can be achieved in other way) also seem genlock was more useful in hires and in super hires modes than low res...
Thx Toni.
Forum: Coders. Asm / Hardware 17 April 2024, 18:39
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Views: 409
Posted By pandy71
ECS Denise and KILLEHB

Question:
Based on ECS Denise documentation seem KILLEHB bit is implemented in BPLCON2 - what is real life status of this information? Is there any practical use case for this bit? Is there any...
Forum: Amiga scene 17 April 2024, 18:19
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Posted By pandy71
Worse - GTA was never released on Amiga! GTA 1...

Worse - GTA was never released on Amiga! GTA 1 shall be released on Amiga somewhere around 1992! Shame on Mahdi Ali, Irving Gould and DMA design! :evilgrin
Forum: support.Hardware 17 April 2024, 17:39
Replies: 9
Views: 495
Posted By pandy71
SCSI need TWO terminators at both ends of cable -...

SCSI need TWO terminators at both ends of cable - easiest way to control termination is to disable all terminators on devices and use two separate Active terminators installed on cable ends. In Amiga...
Forum: Amiga scene 17 April 2024, 17:18
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Posted By pandy71
Well - he says many things to get exclusive right...

Well - he says many things to get exclusive right to flood thread with some unrelated pieces of information and at the same refuse other participant to debunk his arguments claiming that this is...
Forum: Amiga scene 17 April 2024, 16:52
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Posted By pandy71
I don't understand - if this topic is about A1200...

I don't understand - if this topic is about A1200 vs SNES so why you constantly flooding thread with PC and TSENG - stay on topic, please.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yalM-2ih7RU

Unless...
Forum: Amiga scene 16 April 2024, 20:03
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Posted By pandy71
I assure you - i always notice such things and...

I assure you - i always notice such things and always trying to provide some credit of trust - the faster you deplete credit the faster you get my reaction, i can play same weapon if i need to do so.
Forum: Amiga scene 16 April 2024, 14:28
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Posted By pandy71
Sorry but this is outcome of the life learned...

Sorry but this is outcome of the life learned lessons - is someone not playing fair than i also no longer feel to be obligated play fair.
Forum: Amiga scene 16 April 2024, 13:31
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Posted By pandy71
This topic is about A1200 criticism. Stay on...

This topic is about A1200 criticism. Stay on topic.



This topic is about A1200 criticism. Stay on topic.



This topic is about A1200 criticism. Stay on topic.
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 15 April 2024, 21:32
Replies: 114
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Posted By pandy71
Strange - there is lot of pictures and palettes...

Strange - there is lot of pictures and palettes but this is obvious... i recall that issue was related to how Commodore implemented color generation - normally color was coded as set of delays i.e....
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 15 April 2024, 19:25
Replies: 114
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Posted By pandy71
Colorful? C64 problem is that all those images...

Colorful? C64 problem is that all those images are looking exactly same, color limitation severely impacting C64 graphic quality.

C64 is simply unable to deliver something even close to examples...
Forum: Amiga scene 15 April 2024, 13:06
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Posted By pandy71
Issue is high cost for any I2S audio DAC back...

Issue is high cost for any I2S audio DAC back then (also if recall correctly first audio DAC's on CD usually using parallel interface) - first CD players use single DAC shared between channels to...
Forum: Amiga scene 15 April 2024, 00:38
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Posted By pandy71
Same approach as in Atari ST emulators - by...

Same approach as in Atari ST emulators - by reducing number of the lines to be displayed you bumping vertical refresh rate - you can tell HW (...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 15 April 2024, 00:17
Replies: 114
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Posted By pandy71
http://www.ffd2.com/fridge/speccy/score FYI...

http://www.ffd2.com/fridge/speccy/score

FYI i never owned C64 and as such not being emotionally attach to it.
Forum: Amiga scene 14 April 2024, 20:16
Replies: 3,803
Views: 508,497
Posted By pandy71
Well... every Amiga integrated everything on...

Well... every Amiga integrated everything on mainboard (if you not count dirty workarounds) - but PC market is/was different than Amiga.

CBM started to use ASIC since first time to reduce cost and...
Forum: Amiga scene 14 April 2024, 13:51
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Posted By pandy71
True and this was my point - you need to emulate...

True and this was my point - you need to emulate Agnus functionality as Jay intentionally or not mimiced Atari architecture where ANTIC act like DMA controller (same as Agnus) and GTIA (act like data...
Forum: Amiga scene 14 April 2024, 01:42
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Posted By pandy71
Nope, i strongly disagree - Amiga was way ahead...

Nope, i strongly disagree - Amiga was way ahead as offered in standard functionality not present in standard PC till at least 1994..96.
This functionality was obvious and normal for Amiga users and...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 13 April 2024, 23:21
Replies: 24
Views: 1,288
Posted By pandy71
It doesn't support component (RGB) - it only...

It doesn't support component (RGB) - it only support composite and S-Video signals.
Forum: Amiga scene 13 April 2024, 23:04
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Posted By pandy71
? How you can use Paula without emulating some...

? How you can use Paula without emulating some Agnus functionality - or Denise without Agnus - you need all 3 IC's connected together or you need to put lot of glue logic to emulate Agnus - only CPU...
Forum: Amiga scene 13 April 2024, 22:51
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Posted By pandy71
lol - trying to address this is not worth mine...

lol - trying to address this is not worth mine (and your) time - you win i loose - happy?



Intel tried many times to create x86 alternative and every time failed (432, 860) - in fact Intel was...
Forum: Amiga scene 13 April 2024, 16:39
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Posted By pandy71
Once again standard LSI can be used by various...

Once again standard LSI can be used by various CPU's families - you can use 8253 or 8255 with Z80, 8086, 80386, 68000 etc - this make those LSI's standard - they are versatile, not bonded with...
Forum: Amiga scene 13 April 2024, 16:22
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Posted By pandy71
Nope, you can do PAN without significant change -...

Nope, you can do PAN without significant change - this is like introducing few minor improvements - more radical change can save silicone thus create more room for new features within same silicone...
Forum: Amiga scene 12 April 2024, 23:14
Replies: 3,803
Views: 508,497
Posted By pandy71
Nope - i will agree with you if 8237 (8257)...

Nope - i will agree with you if 8237 (8257) wouldn't be available from various sources - even Soviet Union produced 8257 as KR580IK57 - 8237 was officially and unofficially cloned and made as...
Forum: Amiga scene 12 April 2024, 17:51
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Posted By pandy71
Akiko, Gary, Gayle are non standard chips and...

Akiko, Gary, Gayle are non standard chips and mostly they are combined standard logic TTL into some form of ASIC.
In PC there is exactly opposite situation, it is made from standard IC's like 8237,...
Forum: Amiga scene 12 April 2024, 13:39
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Posted By pandy71
Blitter could be internally faster, if all IC's...

Blitter could be internally faster, if all IC's integrated into single IC (cost reduction wise approach) then internal communication can be arranged in different way (similar to A3000), blitter could...
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