Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!sdd.hp.com!caen!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!cunixf.cc.columbia.edu!cunixb.cc.columbia.edu!es1 From: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc Subject: Re: CDTV- Let's clear the air... Message-ID: <1991Apr9.161232.16812@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> Date: 9 Apr 91 16:12:32 GMT References: <23238@know.pws.bull.com> <1991Apr9.101605.7964@ncsu.edu> Sender: usenet@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (The Network News) Reply-To: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) Organization: Columbia University Lines: 22 Nntp-Posting-Host: cunixb.cc.columbia.edu In article <1991Apr9.101605.7964@ncsu.edu> kdarling@hobbes.ncsu.edu (Kevin Darling) writes: > > Unknown, as I haven't been able to get docs. To be honest, I'm not >positive all CD-I players will come with one. I do not think a blitter >is critical here, altho I can argue pro/con. Ask me this again later. > That could be a problem because, as is apparent from the Amiga market, people will program for the lowest common denominator. >pushed CD-I out the door. A good thing about CD-I is that it may push CBM >into upgrading Amiga gfx (and add MIDI??). Both things are winners to me. I believe that CDTV comes with MIDI builtin. > >Regards - kevin (Not a student. I'm 37 yrs old :) -- Ethan Q: How many Comp Sci majors does it take to change a lightbulb A: None. It's a hardware problem.