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From: cwpjr@cbnewse.att.com (clyde.w.jr.phillips)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: 24 Bit Video ..
Summary: Can You Say Incompatible?
Message-ID: <1990Sep21.184056.14218@cbnewse.att.com>
Date: 21 Sep 90 18:40:56 GMT
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In article <26f592d2-2c05comp.sys.amiga@tronsbox.xei.com>, tron1@tronsbox.xei.com (HIM) writes:
> 
> WHY IS IT THAT MOST OF THE FOLKS HERE ARE WORKING SO HARD TO KILL THE AMIGA
> IN VIDEO ?
> 
> Seriously , jesus .. are the majority of folks on this net so short sighted
> that they can't see past NTSC ??
> 
First what does 8000 people on the net saying "nah" have to do with
CA producing the a "better" graphics Amiga? I mean would it *happen* if we 
all said YEAH! (8000*YEAH! ... nothing happened 8^) ).

Second to produce 32bit Quickdraw took a total re-write of MAC Software.

Third the Amiga was designed to be a NTSC/PAL machine , not a hi-ender.

Fourth the third party board situation can hardly get better than
the IBM/MAC scene, ie available but non-standard.\

And lastly I'm happy to wait for a PRO-AMIGA with *some* backward
compatability but WITH what you want PLUS Virtual Protected Memory,
CD sound, DSP coprocesor for the BLIT & sound generation, etc
AND MOST IMPORTANT ( CBM ) a easy upgrade path ( Like the 1000 offer )

The non pro amiga doesn't need to go away, just get better and cheaper.
Mainly cheaper. When as many peolpe who own C-64's own amigas
and the PRO Amiga costs A3000 prices and the A3000 + models
are at the commodity clone prices ( ie under 2k ) then
we will have something, won't we?

BTW CA folks feel free to comment, ok?

Hope this passes the Intelligent Flame test... Crisp on the outside....

Clyde