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From: S36666WB%ETSUACAD.BITNET@ricevm1.rice.edu (Brian Wright)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Video Toaster: WHERE IS IT?
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Date: 11 Sep 90 04:48:23 GMT
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On 6 Sep 90 23:56:10 GMT you said:
>In-Reply-To: message from cdimick@suns.es.com@bambam.UUCP
>
>Seems that Newtek has gotte an FCC approval for Industrial use only at this
>time.  That means not for sale to consumers yet.  I recently talked to the
>person responsible for dealer sales and she told me that the holdup was the
>printing and packaging at this point.  I wouldn't expect to see them shipping
>until the middle of October.  Some dealers may receive them in the next 2 week
>however.  Only those dealers who specificly sell to the industrial video
>market will have them however as the consumer FCC approval is still pending.

I question whether the consumer version will ever become available.  There has
to be some flack coming from the manufacturers of hi-end $90,000+ motion
graphics systems.  Here comes the Toaster that can produce the quality and
effects, that one of these $90,000 systems can, for +/-$5000.  If everybody
can remember the battles that were fought about releasing the DAT, it is now
here with quite less than a BANG.  The music industry wouldn't stand for
consumers to have professional quality equipment in their homes.  The music
industry's case was one of piracy, but there were, I suspect, underlying
motives as well for keeping it out of the consumer's hands.  I also suspect
this to be the case for the Toaster as well.  If the consumers do see a home
Toaster unit, it will probably be less than that of the Industrial model.  It
will probably have limited effects with less than broadcast quality.  Let's
hope this isn't the case, but don't be surprised if the consumer version turns
out to be less than expected.  The gov't. is very good about restricting
technology to the consumers.

>-- Bob

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