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From: hood@cbmvax.commodore.com (Scott Hood)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Commodore De-interlacer
Keywords: In article <1990Oct23.091814.17000@isis.cs.du.edu> bscott@isis.UUCP (Ben Scott) writes:
Message-ID: <15387@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 25 Oct 90 16:09:25 GMT
References: <1990Oct20.035558.9158@opusc.csd.scarolina.edu> <1990Oct23.091814.17000@isis.cs.du.edu> <13876@mcdphx.phx.mcd.mot.com>
Reply-To: hood@cbmvax.commodore.com (Scott Hood)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <13876@mcdphx.phx.mcd.mot.com> teroach!stan@phx.mcd.mot.com (Stan Fisher) writes:
>>
>>I have had a spec sheet on this for a few weeks.  I haven't heard anything
>>about it from anywhere else, including here, which seems odd.  And I don't
>>know anything about availability or price.  I just picked it up at a store.
>>But from the specs it seems to be just an Amber chip on a card for the 2000.
>>
>>Well, it says on my sheet that it does live in the video slot and I can't
>>see any kind of passthrough (though how they'd do it I can't imagine) in
>>the photo.
>>
>>If anyone needs full info on this I guess I could be persuaded to mail or
>>even post the specs from the sheet but basically they pretty much match
>>the specs for the Amber chip on the 3000.
>>
>
>
>This being the second posting to substantiate the existance of a
>de-interlacer from Commodore has gotten my appetite really wetted for this
>thing!!  I checked my local dealer and he basically says "uhh... yeah.. maybe
>by 3rd Quarter '91... uh they might have something.. uuh.. we haven't been
>notified yet of it's existance."  
>
>What's the deal?  Is this a product?  Can I buy it?  When/where?
>
>I sure hope so!  This would put the competition into the flicker fixer
>market.  At Ami-expo I saw a couple of flicker-fixer's competition boards
>coming out by a couple of different companies but they were pricing theirs
>right up there with MicroWays board.  If this board comes out for $295
>list,  then I tip my hat to Commodore. 
>
>Can someone at Commodore please comment?
>
>  Stan Fisher -  stan@teroach.phx.mcd.mot.com  -  asuvax!mcdphx!teroach!stan
>  Motorola Microcomputer Division, Tempe, Arizona   -   Voice (602) 438-3228

Yes, the A2320 is a real product and the dealers (US) should be getting
the marketing spec sheets and price lists within two weeks.  The US
price is suggested to be $299.  This is basically the same display
enhancer circuitry as in the A3000 but as a plugin card for 2000 owners.
You should be able to get them from the dealers when they get the
sheets.  Also, AmigaWorld magizine will be running a review of the A2320
in a future issue - so life gets more interesting again!!  Europe and
Canada should already be selling these so they are available worldwide.

Enjoy!

Scott Hood

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