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From: chiodo@cbnewsd.ATT.COM (john.chiodo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: "But Can It Sing and Dance?"
Message-ID: <566@cbnewsd.ATT.COM>
Date: 17 Jul 89 18:11:54 GMT
References: <19638@louie.udel.EDU> <174@modcomp.UUCP>
Reply-To: chiodo@cbnewsd.ATT.COM (john.chiodo,ih,)
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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In article <174@modcomp.UUCP> srp@modcomp.UUCP (Steve Pietrowicz) writes:
>in article <19638@louie.udel.EDU>, mjsagar@sandia.gov (9123 SAGARTZ, MATHIAS J.) says:
>> 
>> Computer Graphic World has decided to acknowlege the existence of the
>> amiga.  Rick Cook has an excellent article in the July issue, wel
>> worth a look. 

I was happy to see the amiga reviewed and the article was okay but had some
MAJOR flaws. 

>For the most part the article was right on the mark, but they did have
>a couple of problems....for example, there was no mention of HAM, and they
>said the Amiga was limited to displaying only 32 colors on the screen at
>once.

He also forgot Half-brite .... which reminds me of his intellegence 8-)
He is a little inconsistent by mentioning a 6-bit plane mode and then says 
the limit is 32 colors.

I can not understand how a computer graphics magazine could review a 
computer and NOT EVEN MENTION two of it's best graphics moes.

>You notice the ad Commodore had in that same issue?
Yes


What really burned me up is when he said that the workbench is so incomplete
that you could NOT format a disk from it. This really shows Mr. Cooks
expertise on the Amiga. Heck it is even in the Commodore manuals!!!
With v1.4 overhauling workbench many readers will be once again mislead.
 
Mr. Cook mentioned the amiga crashing alot, but NEVER mentioned the hardware
configuration, application software he was running, or any more insight
to the GURU other than "it's cute the first time but gets old quick".

>Just got my issue of UNIX TODAY too....there's an article in there about
>the Xhibition show, and they mention GFXBASE's color X for the Amiga.  Nice
>to see a mention of that!

>Stephen R. Pietrowicz    UUCP: ...!uunet!modcomp!srp      CIS: 73047,2313
 
I will have to check it out

Well I have a letter for Computer Graphics World and I hope they print it 
to make there readers aware of the HAM and the lies about workbench.

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                        att!ihlpb!chiodo             John Chiodo
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