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From: SGHYATT%UALR.BITNET@cornellc.cit.cornell.edu (Steve Hyatt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: A neat new idea?
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Date: 15 Jan 90 17:19:02 GMT
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[I doubt I need a line eater since I'm on bitnet but... who knows?]

To You AMIGA Gurus Everywhere,
   While thumbing through the campus MAC nuts' fall 89-APDAlog (Information
Catalog for Apple Programmers and Developers, pg 13-14), I noticed a article
about a new product for the big apple. Its an onboard TV that fits in the
corner of the MAC II screen (the 8 color monitor). NOW the reason I'm making
such a big deal of this is:
1) Has anyone else seen said article and thought of building a card for the AMY?
2) Is it feasible? (Surely the AMIGA can do it! ;)
3) Would not this be the easiest way to digitize something from TV/VCR using a
   simple screen grabbing program?
Two of the products suggested for the MAC version were security applications,
and in-house teleconferenceing.I haven't seen the product first hand but the
pictures in the article showed screen shots of the ESPN logo & NBC NEWS TODAY.
I'd love to sit at my terminal writing C code, using a terminal program to
download, AND watching Gilligans Island reruns... Or the new AMIGA ads for that
matter!

What do YOU think?
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