Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!bellcore!uunet!ns-mx!scout-po.biz.uiowa.edu!bheil From: bheil@scout-po.biz.uiowa.edu Newsgroups: comp.multimedia Subject: Re: NeXT/Amiga Multimedia...DROP IT!!! Message-ID: <6564@ns-mx.uiowa.edu> Date: 19 Jun 91 14:52:13 GMT References: <14318@dog.ee.lbl.gov> <1991Jun15.225740.3566@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <2561@gold.gvg.tek.com> Sender: news@ns-mx.uiowa.edu Distribution: usa Organization: College of Business, University of Iowa Lines: 21 In article <2561@gold.gvg.tek.com> johna@gold.gvg.tek.com (John Abt) writes: >Some of us do not know anything about the Amiga. Could someone >post, in simple terms, devoid of BS, just exactly what it is about >the Amiga that makes it a good multimedia platform? > >Just curious, John Abt > Others have given good reasons for why the Amiga is a good multimedia platform. I'd like to offer one (or two) more: CDTV With CDTV there is a low cost (list ~$900, going for <$750) delivery platform. Joe Public has never seemed too interested in a $3000 computer sitting on his desk at home, enter CDTV. It has the support of 6 years of Amiga developing behind it, and the advantages of fairly inexpensive development machines (eg stock Amiga 2000's and 3000's). A CD-ROM add-on for the Amiga 500 will provide the same capabilities as CDTV has for all those who currently own A500's. NOTE: This add-on is not officially available though it has been shown.