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From: hunter@oakhill.UUCP (Hunter Scales)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Toaster Questions
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Date: 22 Nov 90 22:42:23 GMT
Organization: Motorola Inc. Austin, Tx
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	I have seen a quick demo of the Toaster but the demonstrator
	was not very knowledgable about the machine, so I have a 
	few questions.  I am not an Amiga person so I have some
	naive questions about the Amiga as well.

	1. I understand that the Toaster will physically fit in only the
	Amiga 2000/2500 box.  Since the machine does its special effects
	in hardware, is there any reason to get more horsepower than a 
	an A2000?

	2. What is a reasonable configuration for use with the Toaster:
	memory, monitors, etc.

	3. What is a reasonable cost for a used A2000 with this configuration?

	4. Will the Toaster perform the same functions as one of the
	dedicated "color processors" such as the Azdens?  I was told
	that the ChromaFX functions operated on the luminance signal, is
	there any chrominance processing?

	5. Is possible to do "colorization" of monochrome video ala Ted
	Turner?  i.e. can you save frames of BW video, "paint" them and
	the replay?
	
	6. What software is shipped with the Toaster?  Is the rendering
	package included?

	7. For someone who *has* a Toaster, has it been reliable?

	8. Does the Toaster use a standard graphics file format, i.e.
	can I use my favorite raytracer on a fast RISC machine and
	user the file with the Toaster?


	Whew. I know that was a  lot of questions.  I hope someone out there
	with the knowledge has the patience to answer.  Thanks a bunch.
-- 
Motorola Semiconductor Inc.                Hunter Scales
Austin, Texas             {harvard,utah-cs,gatech}!cs.utexas.edu!oakhill!hunter
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