Re: TurboRez update

[fredp@cs.utexas.edu (Fred William Peterson)]

In article <2le4i6$p63@nuscc.nus.sg>,
Lim Thye Chean <ltchean@iss.nus.sg> wrote:
>A operational prototype will hopefully appear at the end of April.

I thought that he had already built many operational prototypes, then
redesigned the card.  How do you know that this is the final version?
Forget prototype dates, when will production and sales begin?

>From Bill directly:
>
>  A quick feature note: TR will support multiple image planes. With the
>initial 512K of ram, it can offer two planes of 320 by 256 colors, or a
>single plane of 640 by 256 colors, or a combination of 640 by 16 colors along
>with a plane of 320 by 256 colors.

What does he mean by "image planes"?  Is this analogous to multiple hires 
pages, thus allowing page swapping?  If so, how will this be visually better 
than using a single page while turning shadowing on and off?

>1994 will the year of TurboRez in the GS world!

It's great to hear of some good news, even if it's just vaporware for now.  
As much as I would like to believe it, I don't think I will until it 
actually goes on sale.

>--
>    %% GS Lover Loves GS %%    Author of Super Magic 3 & Mandelbrot II GS
> 
>          Lim Thye Chean: Lim is my surname. My name is Thye Chean.
>     My address: LTCHEAN@ISS.NUS.SG or 12, College Green, Singapore 1129 

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Fred Peterson (fredp@cs.utexas.edu)
UT CS BS 2 B - Class of '94