From: bloc1469@ee.ee.uwm.edu (Gregory R. Block)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: Falcon's Super was: FALCON SPEED ......
Date: 7 Nov 1992 21:23:16 GMT
Organization: Electrical Engineering Dept. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
NNTP-Posting-Host: 129.89.2.33
Keywords: FALCON, ST, ATARI.

In article <ygk1!=@rpi.edu> oyakea@warren1a.its.rpi.edu (Amalaye Oyake) writes:
>    I talked to a Media Arts Professor at my school. He was very impressed 
>with the Falcon. He said it is an amazing machine, and it is no doubt.
>It is super, like it or not. With true 030, 32 bit ram, dsp, 16bit audio,
>SCSI II, 16bit graphics (no dumb dependence on interlace, I get to choose),

16-bit graphics?  I suppose you're talking in game terms, now...

>Audio in and out, midi, lan port, enhanced joystick and input selectors,
>dsp port etc. NOW TELL ME WHY WOULD I WANT A 1200 ?

How's this:

The A1200 supports ALL of the RESOLUTIONS of the Falcon, plus more.
The A1200's graphics chipset is fully programmable to create custom
resolutions.
The A1200 is capable of having 8-bits in any resolution it can create.
The A1200 can be interlaced or not, it's your preference.
The A1200 is compatible with syncs from 15.75 to 31.5, including a
24.?? scanrate for the 800x300/600 interlaced modes.
The A1200 supports a HAM8 mode which is capable of displaying any
color from the full palette of 16.8 MILLION colors.
The A1200 has a 24-bit palette, and an extra bit for genlocking.
The A1200 comes with OS3.0, an OS which has features well more
advanced than any TOS has seen so far.  If you'd like a list, here's
just a few shorties:
	BOOPSI
	DataType.library
	Graphical "pen" support
	Tagbased functions
	Gadtools.library
	Intuition.library's advanced functions
	System-wide use of shared libraries
	System-wide localization support from locale.library
	AmigaGuide.library, the new standard for hypertext
	commodities.library for advanced input-chain handling
	IFFParse.library for advanced support of standard file formats
	ASL.library for system-wide file, screen, and font requesters
	An advanced and fast graphics.library
	Math libraries that support all current cpu types efficiently
	AppWindow and AppIcon support
	Clipboard support for all console windows

Then, there's the fact that there's a great compiler available, SAS/C
6.0, and lots and lots of great software support from dedicated
developers, professional and hobbyist alike.

>and is that nice ? So don't even compare your toy with my tool . And
>if you don't like what I'm saying e-mail me. I don't hide nor do I bite.

Neither do I.  That's why it's PUBLIC.

> Try getting a lan port on any Amiga ( keep dreaming ). 

Will Ethernet do?  How's about LocalTalk?  Arcnet?

Don't be such an idiot.  How about the first and the last for the
falcon?

> The Amiga to me is a neat graphical tool, it needs more to be considered
>a better computer.

I'd say the same for the Falcon, frankly.

Greg

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