Darren New wrote:
> Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>> The Amiga has always been able to work at resolutions other than TV. 
>> That's just the default settings.
> 
> Sorry. I never saw the A1000 plugged into any monitor more resolute than 
> a television. Maybe in theory, yes, but not something you could buy off 
> the shelf.

I've had my A1200 plugged into a monitor running at 960 x 720 for ages. 
It's just that games tend to not like it very much. :-(

[That's kind of the Amiga's downfall. Too many applications bypass the 
OS because "the hardware is always the same". This fails epically when 
the hardware changes...]

> It was very awesome technology. I still have all the textbooks. I still 
> think it's a great way to build an OS.  It's just hard to do it 
> multi-user. :-)

It *was* nice to feel all smug watching those PC guys struggling along 
with 16-colour VGA graphics when I had a machine that would display 
*millions* of colours simultaneously. ;-)

But then the hardware stood still for 10 years...

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