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From: moonhawk@bluemoon.uucp (David Culberson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: re: COLOURBURST card - NOT vapor
Keywords: 24 24-bit colorburst colourburst Quantel
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Date: 3 May 91 13:36:20 GMT
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grue@phoenix.pub.uu.oz.au (Adam Eberbach) writes:

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> >	It has been months since MAST declared that ColorBurst would be
> >released.  Supposedly for the price of DCTV an amiga user could buy colorbur
> >and get a 24 bit graphics adapter [card?].  Well, I am sure Amiga users
> >around the world are waiting... so could anyone who has some info please
> >post!!!!!!  
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> Ok.....Colorburst is experiencing a few difficulties with some legal types
> according to "The Bandito" of the "Roomers" column, Amazing Computing 2/91.
> Apparently the marketroids at Quantel don't want to see the Colorburst get to
> the market because it uses 24-bit techniques that Quantel claim patent on.
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> I quote - 
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> "The Bandito supposes that Quantel is just a dinosaur fighting to stay alive 
> while all of these feisty little mamals are clawing their way up the food
> chain. They'd better wake up soon though. The tradiional video business is  
> being turned upside down, and those who don't adapt will die."
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> I hope he's talking about Macs there....
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        If you looked in the next issue, he retracted that statement. MAST 
is NOT under litigation from Quentel, they are attempting to pass the FCC 
test, which they failed the first time. Quentel is suing some other 
company, and The Bandito was stating that IF Quentel wins, then ColorBurst 
might have difficulties, as well.
                        David


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