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From: cmw1725@tamsun.tamu.edu (Christopher Walton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: AmigaExpo - DCTV, HAM-E, and Colorburst Impressions
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Date: 22 Mar 91 18:12:46 GMT
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I dissagree on the original posters feelings about MAST.
YES, they had a very plain booth.
YES, they have a plain box.
YES, they seemed like a garage operation.
BUT this means NOTHING....

All you should be worried about is the performance, and the price...

They have a supperior product, at a supperior price.  They have generous
support programs.  (Source in asm and C is available FREE, to anyone who
wants it, via US bbs)  (Every registered Colorburst owner is registered
into their video club, sorry I forgot the name, in which you get freely
distributable pictures from other colorburst owners, newsletters, and
other benefits)  They also knew what they were talking about, if you
pushed your way through and actually sat down to really talk business with
them.  And contrary to popular belief, they ARE shipping. (Just not in
US yet.)  Their hardware runs in 48bits, NOT 24, so that you can have
a 24 bit pic, with a 24 bit overlay.  You can over AND underlay AMIGA
graphics with 24bit RGB, WITHOUT a genlock, or any other device.  The
hardware has RAM.  The hardware doesn't use the system much.  (Leaves
the blitter to your system, where it belongs)  (You can intersperce Amiga
graphics, and colorburst graphics in real time, to make a great game)
WORKS ON ALL AMIGAS.  Outputs, in RAW, IFF24, and some others I have 
forgotten.  Fully compatible with all the rest of the paint programs, and
graphics enhancers since it can use the IFF24 format.

As you can see this is a GREAT device.  Just because it is from a company
that didn't seem impressive, is NO reason to bypass them alltogether.

Christopher Walton
cmw1725@tamsun.tamu.edu