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From: liebm@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Mark Lieb)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Video Toaster (cont.)
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Date: 18 Nov 90 23:23:00 GMT
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Reply-To: liebm@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Mark Lieb)
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I asked a friend of mine in the video field to give me a quick summary of
the Video Toaster and how it has effected his area so far.  He gave a 
quick summary, but I think it says a good bit.

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At my new job, we ordered 2 video toasters (they should be here next month).
 
The toaster is what I was originally telling you about.  You get $150,000.00
worth of hardware for about $5,000.00 (the cost of the computer plus $1,500.00
for the toaster).  The toaster is a board that is added to an Amiga 2500 (or
3000).  The reason people are doubting it is because they feel stupid because
they probably just spent $50,000.00 on a piece of equipment that doesn't do 1/3
the shit the toaster does.  When I came back to school I showed a brochure to
the director of engineering at WSIU tv.  He said it was too good to be true,
that it would not come up to the specs needed for broadcast.  I showed it to
my professors who said it was not possible.  I showed it to Lisa Hitt, she is
in charge of learning resources, she hired me and ordered 2 toasters.  We are
getting 2 so we can use one while the other is tied up creating new graphics.
I could send you some articles from the trade mags, but basically it is one of
those things that certain people won't believe even if they do see it.  The
main argument I hear is that it is made by Commodore, therefore it sucks.  One,
the Amiga is not a 64, two the toaster is made by NewTek, three some people
believe that inexpensive and cheap are one in the same.
 
					Greg A. Gley
					SIU 


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