Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wotan!moxie!sugar!ficc!peter From: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: comp.mail.multi-media Subject: Re: Info wanted... Message-ID: Date: 15 Apr 91 17:41:07 GMT References: <1374@shakti.ncst.ernet.in> Reply-To: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Organization: Xenix Support, FICC Lines: 32 > Can any body please give us info, especially price-performance details on the > following basic-multimedia system. Be glad to. > The system's configuration is as follows: > - PC-AT 386 with 387 co-processor > - 8 MB EMS RAM > - 300 MB HDD (SCSI) > \- Magnaeto-Optical Rewritable Disk (SCSI) > - Super VGA graphiscs card with analog color moni > - Serial mouse/digitizer > - Sound Digitizing and Playback card > - Frame Grabber Board and Video Overlay Board. Well, I would delete all of the above except the drives, and add: - Amiga 2000 - 2630 68030/68882 card, or equivalent - 8 MB 32-bit RAM - Newtek Video Toaster It's also possible to go with the Amiga 3000, if you don't mind the Toaster sticking out of the case, which would give you 18 MB on the motherboard and a potential for 64 MB total RAM with current cards. It is my understanding that a new version of the Toaster sized to fit the 3000 is in the works. Seriously, the Amiga is the best multimedia platform available, with a 5 year head-start on any other PC. And for bang for the buck it's unbeatable. -- Peter da Silva. `-_-' peter@ferranti.com +1 713 274 5180. 'U` "Have you hugged your wolf today?"