Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!wuarchive!sdd.hp.com!apollo!rehrauer From: rehrauer@apollo.HP.COM (Steve Rehrauer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Multimedia == AmigaVision! Message-ID: <4d5abcca.20b6d@apollo.HP.COM> Date: 12 Oct 90 14:21:00 GMT References: Sender: root@apollo.HP.COM Reply-To: rehrauer@apollo.HP.COM (Steve Rehrauer) Distribution: comp.sys.amiga Organization: Hewlett-Packard Apollo Division - Chelmsford, MA Lines: 25 In article yamanaka@cv.sony.co.jp (Brian YAMANAKA) writes: >manes@vger.nsu.edu writes: >>> In response to the question "What do you think of AmigaVision," I must >>> say that it is an good product with a lot of features. BUT after >>> having just attending the International Multi-Media Show in Tokyo, I >>> find that the Mac has some truly exciting ideas for multi-media. >> ^^^^^ >>Perhaps this is a key word. Ideas does not equate to availability >>does it? Lots of ideas don't make it into commercial applications. >>What product are you refering to? > >I'm referring to products such as MacroMinds Director and some >of Farallon's as yet to be announced products. I've been able to see >lots of programs being developed for the Mac that are about to be >released. I can't go into detail without violating some >non-disclosure agreements. It seems that you're not comparing apples to apples, then, in comparing AmigaVision (an announced, shipping product) to these vapor Mac apps. (I don't mean "vapor" in a disparaging way, just that they aren't yet real.) Are you equally "in" on various Amiga developers' product plans? -- "I feel lightheaded, Sam. I think my | (Steve) rehrauer@apollo.hp.com brain is out of air. But it's kind of | The Apollo Systems Division of a neat feeling..." -- Freelance Police | Hewlett-Packard