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From: gerber@bigbad.mko.dec.com (Robert Gerber)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: CDTV-Real Stuff!
Message-ID: <1991Apr18.181115.27982@pa.dec.com>
Date: 18 Apr 91 18:11:15 GMT
References: <roger_earl.4223@outbound.wimsey.bc.ca> <1991Apr12.065004.19162@ncsu.edu> <1991Apr14.221857.6806@sugar.hackercorp.com> <1991Apr15.131009.14068@ncsu.edu> <1991Apr16.120407.12005@cs.ruu.nl>
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In article <1991Apr16.120407.12005@cs.ruu.nl>, ptavoly@cs.ruu.nl (Peter
Tavoly) writes:
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|>
|>Summarizing:
|>C= have the edge with CDTV in that:
|> 
|> 1. It's their proprietary technology, meaning a) a headstart on
|>others,
|>                                               b) $$ in possible
|>license fees.
IMHO: True
|> 2. This has not been verified, but if true, meaning a lot: Backing
|>by
|>    Matsushita (Panasonic)
This is the only place that I've seen this mentioned, however, when I
looked inside the battery space in the remote, it had Panasonic
batteries...
|> 3. Expandability BOTH ways (Amiga <--> CDTV)
IMHO: True
|> 4. They are here *now*, with applications, multimedia, games etc.
|>(See 1.a)
IMHO: Very True
|>
|> -Thomas T.
|>

I basically agree with Thomas
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