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From: daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: CDTV VCR support/control - infrared ?  serial ?
Message-ID: <13853@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 16 Aug 90 23:02:34 GMT
References: <1990Aug16.182516.2512@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca>
Reply-To: daveh@cbmvax (Dave Haynie)
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In article <1990Aug16.182516.2512@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca> craig@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (Craig Hubley) writes:

>I happened to overhear a NewTek person tell a Commodore person that the first
>time NewTek had heard of the A3000 was "at the launch".  Therefore the Toaster
>doesn't work on the A3000.  

Simply not true.  All Developers in the Developer Support Program knew about 
the 3000 before the April launch.  Many signed up for a special series of
one-day sessions we had in Philly, Chicago, and San Jose, in mid February.
These were for the testing of hardware and software, and all developers were 
informed of them.  Anyone who didn't go stayed away at their option.

>Commodore sure has a lot to learn.  Their press kit didn't mention the CDTV at
>all, that I could find.  

Well, SIGGRAPH is hardly the place for CDTV, I would think.  That's a consumer
product, like a TV or VCR.  SIGGRAPH is pretty much for professional graphics
stuff.  The A3000 and the Video Toaster certainly qualify for this, but if you
had to ask a question about CDTV at SIGGRAPH, mine would be "why is it there
at all", not "why aren't they pushing it".

>  Craig Hubley                     kid after Live Aid: "Is that it?"

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