How well do you know the Amiga computer's graphics and hard drive technology?

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Welcher Grafikmodus erlaubt die Verwendung von 64 Farben, aber nur 32 können frei gewählt werden?

EHB-Modus

Welcher Grafikmodus bietet mehr Flexibilität, hat aber eine niedrigere Auflösung als der HiRes-Modus?

LoRes-Modus

Welcher Grafikmodus kann alle 4096 Farben gleichzeitig im HAM6-Modus anzeigen?

LoRes-Modus

Welcher Festplattencontroller wurde in den A3000-Computern eingeführt?

SCSI

Welches Programm war ein beliebtes Videobearbeitungsprogramm für den Amiga?

MovieShop

Welcher Festplatten-Standard wird von Kickstart zur Suche nach Festplatteninformationen und Partitionstabellen verwendet?

RDB

Welches Browser-Programm wurde mit dem Amiga 1200 als Bundle verkauft?

Mindwalker

Welche Programme wurden für die Musikproduktion auf dem Amiga verwendet?

FutureComposer und The Ultimate Soundtracker

Welches Problem können interne ATA-Festplatten mit schnellen Amigas nach einem Reset haben?

Probleme mit dem Betriebssystem

Welche Institution bot Kurse in MovieShop an?

Die Münchener Akademie der Bildenden Künste

Study Notes

  • The text discusses different display modes for graphics.
  • The HiRes mode has a resolution of 640 x 256 pixels and can display a maximum of 16 colors from 4096 possible colors.
  • The LoRes mode has a resolution of 320 x 256 or 320 x 512 pixels and offers more flexibility.
  • LoRes mode allows for a palette of 32 colors and can display all 4096 colors simultaneously in the HAM6 mode.
  • The EHB mode allows for a palette of 64 colors, but only the first 32 can be freely chosen.
  • The EHB mode can also display colors with half-brightness.
  • The graphics modes mentioned are used in computer systems.
  • The graphics modes have certain limitations and restrictions.
  • The text does not provide information on the history or development of these modes.
  • The text does not mention any specific computer system or application that uses these modes.
  • Amiga initially used external cases and additional controllers for hard drive connection
  • A3000 introduced integrated hard drive controller
  • First Amiga hard drives were ST506, later SCSI and ATA
  • Kickstart looks for Rigid Disk Block (RDB) for hard drive information and partition table
  • RDB can coexist with other partition tables like MBR
  • File system drivers can be added to hard drive for more robust file systems
  • Some internal ATA hard drives may have issues with fast Amigas after reset
  • PFS and SFS are examples of more robust file systems
  • Amiga hard drives can be connected externally or internally
  • Amiga hard drive technology has evolved over time
  • The Amiga computer was popular for video editing and gaming.
  • Several browsers were developed for the Amiga, including IBrowse, Voyager, and AWeb.
  • MovieShop was a popular video editing program for the Amiga.
  • The Amiga was also used for 3D animation and music production.
  • Tracker programs like The Ultimate Soundtracker and FutureComposer were popular for music production.
  • The Amiga 1200 was sold in a bundle with the Voyager browser as Mindwalker.
  • The Münchener Akademie der Bildenden Künste offered courses in MovieShop.
  • The Amiga was used for authoring in recent years.
  • The Amiga was not only used for gaming, but also for creative applications.
  • The Amiga had a significant impact on the history of computing.

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