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From: gardner@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Mike Gardner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: Video Toaster
Message-ID: <1991Apr17.202620.12041@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Date: 17 Apr 91 20:26:20 GMT
References: <1991Apr17.041051.19978@marlin.jcu.edu.au> <MWM.91Apr17114659@raven.pa.dec.com>
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mwm@pa.dec.com (Mike (My Watch Has Windows) Meyer) writes:

>In article <1991Apr17.041051.19978@marlin.jcu.edu.au> cprem@marlin.jcu.edu.au (Ross E Milward) writes:

>Compared to the current situation? Well, NewTek will be able to make &
>sell toasters + parts of an Amiga cheaper than a toaster and complete
>Amiga, so they are probably going to make more money. The absolute
>worst case is that NewTek takes off and abandons the Amiga. Well, CBM
>is going to make money selling parts (single source for a critical
>part, at that), which is better than NewTek abandoning the Amiga
>without paying CBM for parts. But so long as NewTek doesn't abandon
>the Amiga, helping NewTek will be helping the Amiga.

Looks like an opening here for mail-order kits.  Upgrade to NewTek Toaster
to turn it into an Amiga 2000!   For only $500 get a keyboard, monitor,
cables and software!

mgg