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From: ramsiri@blake.u.washington.edu (Enartloc Nhoj)
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Subject: Re: Toaster & ST (was: re: LEXICOLOR, Atari TT/030,...
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Date: 5 Mar 91 01:17:54 GMT
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In article <1991Mar4.210336.5415@cc.helsinki.fi> lindblad@cc.helsinki.fi writes:
>> 5).  The Amiga is a great graphics machine... particulalry when you
>>      have vendors like NewTek putting out the Video Toaster.  
>>      Anything like that going to happen for the TT?
>> 
>> 	 ** There will be a direct marriage of Video Toaster with TT 
>>       put out by reputable company THIS YEAR.
>> 
>> 	Really?  Some people buy the Amiga FOR the Toaster.
>> 
>> 	** Definitely!  You will definitely see the Video Toaster on the
>>       TT this year.  NewTek wants the ATARI market.
>

>
>I find that hard to believe in. Why would Newtek want ST market? There are even
>fewer STs on professional use than Amigas. I don't think that Toaster will ever
>be reconstructed to any other machine but Amiga 3000 since they won't even
>reconstruct it for IBM PC or compatibles. The reason is simple: Amiga is most
>suitable for videowork of all major personal computers (well, NeXT may be as
>good as Amiga). Toaster for ST/TT is reality only in  your imagination. And
>will be.
>
>--
>      Jarkko Lindblad
>      lindblad@cc.helsinki.fi
> 

Well, for one, the ATARI TT/030 is opening up new markets for ATARI.
As you might know, Europe, and Germany in particular, is loaded with
ATARIs, not AMIGAS.. perhaps the third party co that is doing the
marriage between the Toaster and the TT is shooting for that market.
In any event, NewTek is cooperating with the port.

Why are Amiga owners threatened by the possiblity that
the Toaster might be running on another platform?
Does this make the Toaster running on the Amiga any less
useful?  I don't get it?

If someone is wants go buy an AMiga, they will buy it.
If someone wants to buy a TT and a Video Toaster, they'll
buy it.  And everyone can be happy.  I really don't see
why Amiga owners don't want to see hardware developed for
other machines.  It is a very strange concept.  I use NOTATOR
on the ST.. i wish it were running on Macs and AMigas..
just so that friends, who own these other systems, and I could
share music a bit more freely.  

Are mac people freaked out that Aldus ported Pagemaker to MS-dos?
Should ST people be freaked out that PageStream was ported to the
Amiga?  I honestly don't care?.. if anything, am pleased that
AMiga owners have the option of using PageStream if they choose.

Still don't get it..

kevin
ramsiri@blake.acs.washington.edu