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From: manes@vger.nsu.edu ((Mark D. Manes), Norfolk State University)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: Video Toaster
Message-ID: <851.280d6ae0@vger.nsu.edu>
Date: 18 Apr 91 13:46:08 GMT
References: <1991Apr17.041051.19978@marlin.jcu.edu.au>
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In article <1991Apr17.041051.19978@marlin.jcu.edu.au>, cprem@marlin.jcu.edu.au (Ross E Milward) writes:
> 	If NewTek are considering making a stand-alone
> Video Toaster incorporating parts of the Amiga why would
> Commodore be in agreeance?

I guess because it makes them money.

> 	Surely the Video Toaster is one of the main (if not
> the main) assets to the Amiga, and that allowing NewTek to
> borrow Amiga technology would distance NewTek from the Amiga.
> This would allow people to purchase the Toaster without having
> an Amiga.
> 	What would Commodore gain from this apart from royalties 
> from NewTek?  It's certainly not going to promote the Amiga.

They gain nothing, except now the Mac/PC folks can completely ignore
the Amiga again.  Certainly the mere annoucement of such a device
being made available will allow the Mac/PC folks to say "The Amiga
is not strong enough on its own merits to cause us purchase them
to use the Toaster.  NewTek has taken what few things that are 
good about the Amiga and created their own multimedia PC platform.
Our company fully intends on supporting these devices."

It is enough to make you sick.

I am _sure_ the fact that the Amiga is the 'engine' of the Toaster
will be lost... and soon forgotten.  Pretty soon you will probably
read how Apple invented the damn thing, or how Bill Gates had a 
dream about it... and poof it was there.
 
In a way I feel a bit betrayed by NewTek.   I have supported 
NewTek over the years with my dollars because of two things.
The first being that made excellent products, the second that
they were 100% Amiga. 

On the other hand they have every right to make as many dollars 
as they can.  After all that is what business is about is it not?

I just hate to see them ride on the back of Commodore and Commodore
not get any credit... nor the Amiga in general.  Perhaps the 
arrogance of NewTek is getting me a bit as well.
 

> 
> Ross Milward.
> cprem@marlin.jcu.edu.au

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