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From: skank@iastate.edu (Skank George L)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.multimedia
Subject: Re: Multimedia on CNN
Message-ID: <1991Mar19.235612.24975@news.iastate.edu>
Date: 19 Mar 91 23:56:12 GMT
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In article <1991Mar19.222832.23744@news.iastate.edu> xgr39@CCVAX.IASTATE.EDU writes:
>In article <%YY-8#%@irie.ais.org>, jph@ais.org (Joseph Hillenburg) writes:
>>On CNN a few minutes ago was a report on multimedia. Shown were Tandy and
>>other CD-ROM computers, and mentioned were the "Philips and Commodore units
>>later this year." I thought the CDTV was this week at CeBIT.
>
>   This brings up a nagging question that I've been wanting to ask for
>some time.  What hasn't Commodore produced a true "CD-ROM computer"?
>The CDTV is being marketed more as a fancy appliance than a computer,
>so it doesn't quite fir this description.
                     ^^^ typo Marc?  ;-)
>
>   What I mean is that I feel Commodore should develop and market a
>new Amiga model which has a built-in CD-ROM, in addition to the normal
>hardware (floppy drive, keyboard, mouse, etc.).  This would basically
>be a CDTV with a computer-style case (instead of a CD-player-style
>case) and an attached keyboard, floppy drive and mouse.  It would 
>also be minus the front cartridge-style port, as it would not be
>needed.
>
>   The reason I bring this up is that I feel that such a computer 
>would actually be more successful than the CDTV itself.  The CDTV will
>have lots of competition from the CD-I backers, and from other 
>companies as well, while there aren't all that many computers on the
>market that have built-in CD-ROM drives.
>   
>   BTW, while I am on this topic, where is that stand-alone CD-ROM 
>drive for all Amigas?  (The one from Commodore which would allow all

    What are you talking about?  I don't remember Commodore promising
such a device, I've heard *rumors* of such a beast but NO FORMAL
PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENTS.  Perhaps I'm just uninformed.  What about it
folks, has Commodore formally announced the existence of such a beast
or what?

>Amigas to run CDTV software)  I should think that such a drive would
>be MUCH easier to design an develop than a computer like the CDTV,

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!  Marc, Marc, MARC!!!!!  YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW
DIUFFICULT IT IS TO DEVELOPE A COMPUTER SYSTEM!!!!   When you FINISH your
degree program here at Iowa State, *THEN* and only then will you have
any INCLING what is involved in the process.  GOD!!!  Talking to you I'd
think it was some sort of magical process where Dave Haney waves a wand
and BOOM, look, it's the A3000!

>yet the CDTV is shipping already and the CD-ROM drive hasn't even
>been made available to developers yet.  Either Commodore's marketing
>people have their priorities screwed up, or Commodore's R&D department
>can't work on more than one CD-ROM product at once. (I tend to believe
>both of these explanations)

     We know you believe these explanations Marc, because they are SIMPLE
AND EASY FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND.  For the most part, most of us don't think
you have any idea what it is you are talking about.  Enongh is enough Marc,
I think you owe Commodore's R&D department and the Marketing department
both a heartfelt apology.