Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!van-bc!outbound!roger_earl From: roger_earl@outbound.wimsey.bc.ca (Roger Earl) Message-ID: Organization: Outbound Communications Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Subject: Re: CDTV and CD-I Date: 13 Apr 91 15:21:31 PDT Hmmmm, I wouldn't promote CDTV just because it is from Commodore. Plain and simple, I've seen the CDTV and I REALLY liked the approach it takes to applications. People can shout the wonderful glories of CD-I technology as much as they want. Go ahead, tell us (repeatedly the same extremely boring stats) about the technical ability of CD-I. The general public doesn't give a damn. The CDTV is not being marketed as a computer device. When a person sees a CDTV run a multi-media interactive presentation, THATS what will sell it. Commodore already has vast experience (and in my opinion are the leaders in the field) on Multi-media. I'll wait to see CD-I, if indeed the apllication of its technology is as good as CDTV then I might decide in favor of it. In the meantime, CDTV will be hard to beat. **************************************************************************** * "The personal computer market is about the same size as the total potato * * chip market. Next year it will be about half the size of the pet food * * market and is fast approaching the total worldwide sales of pantyhose" * * -James Finke, Pres., Commodore Int'l Ltd.(1982)- * **************************************************************************** Roger Earl = Usenet: roger_earl@outbound.wimsey.bc.ca = GEnie: R.Earl4