AmiRAGETM K2 - Amiga: Information on a fundamentally new computer.

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Thursday, July 22, 1999 - 20:04 MSK <<


   phase 5 announced the release of the second quarter of 2000
new computer Amiga - AmiRAGETM K2. Thus, the war has been 
declared: AmigaMCC (a computer that actually will be done) vs. 
AmiRAGETM K2 (a project that probably still exists only on

paper)!


   The possibility of its very impressive: from one to four
PowerPC G4 processor with a separate clock frequency,
modernization of the system to any level (for example, a user 
with 400MHz processor may further add processor 700MHz,

as a result of increased capacity is almost three times). Full 
support symmetric multiprocessing, based on QNX Neutrno, that

will immediately raise proizvoditenost system to 80
SPECInt95 and 80 SPECfp95. Creepy multimedia capabilities,
provided blocks Altivec processor G4 (up to four
processors in the system). Up to 2 gigabytes of main memory
the use of SDRAM, 64 megabytes of basic configuration.
Inegrirovannaya 3D-graphics based on the latest
technologies with a minimum of 32 megabytes of video / texture 
memory, resolution up to 1920x1080 (HDTV

definition) in 32-bit color (24 bit + alpha channel), the 
hardware full-screen playback of DVD, the integrated controller

Ultra-DMA ATA; 6 GB hard drive and DVD-ROM included.
Additional ULTRA-2-WIDE controller SCSI, high-speed
IEEE1394 interface for external devices and networks. Dedicated 
port for Solid State Drive (SSD, 128 MB capacity). ISBEETM

(Instant System Boot on External Event) Management System
system to external events, user-defined and
coming from external links (eg modem or ISDN) or
calls or other events, the use of SDD in transition
standby mode after a few seconds. Two independent 12
M / bits of USB. Three 64-bit slots PCI, 66 MHz for
super-productive expansion cards, three 32-bit slots PCI,
33MHz, for a cheap card, port 10Base100 Ethernet, IrDa interface
ports and MIDI. Integrated powerful processor with multimedia
specialized DSP, an independent VLD (variable length
decoder) and a coprocessor for image-independent
CPU of the video, such as
scaling, filtering, color conversion, overlay,
alpha blending, and masking of the video signal. Port for 
digital Video input format CCIR601 / CCIR656 (4:2:2 YUV) from 
the video cameras or video decoders. Port for digital video 
output as a stream of YUV video encoder tsifrvyh video recorders

and similar CCIR601 / CCIR656-compatible devices. Video output
with support for 129-level alpha blending mode, genlock,
synchronization frame, chrome-kei, a programmable YUV clipping.
Expansion of individual options (video slots) pozolyat add
Analog control of digital video ports, as in
version for use at home and in professional.
digital or analog 16-bit stereo input, 16-bit
analog stereo output, eight-channel digital output
16-bit or 32-bit stereo Dolby ProLogic and Dolby Digital
(AC-3) output. SPDIF output with support for two-channel linear
PCM-audio, one or more Dolby Digital 6-channel flow, one
or more MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 streams audio from programmirouemymi
sample rates. Synchronous serial interface
provides full compatibility with V.34, optional ISDN.


   Promised to support simultaneous video output to multiple
devices, and a bunch of other goodies. Generally, it's just home
multimedia studio in a box, it is a pity about the price
nothing is said ... :) I definitely like AmiRAGETM K2 -
Judging by all these ficham it is much closer to the old Amiga, 
rather than Project Amiga MCC. We'll wait for announcement of 
complete specifications Amiga MCC.



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