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From: jtravis@dworkin.Amber.mccc.edu (Jim, Sysop)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: CDTV News
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Date: 27 Jun 91 21:51:52 GMT
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sjorr@nsq.uucp (Stephen Orr) writes:

> In article <1991Jun18.132410.29459@news.iastate.edu> taab5@isuvax.iastate.edu
> >   I agree that Commodore should make the device standard.  By making
> >it optional, Commodore is guaranteeing that there will never be any CDTV
> >titles available to support it.  Since all CD-I titles will support 
> >15/24-bit video, making the card standard would narrow the color 
> >capability differences between the CD-I and CDTV.
> 
> I believe that you are wrong.  The DCTV is famous for it's ability to 'trick'
> iff, making the standard very easy to implement.  If there is some software
> way to ask 'Is there a DCTV available? and if so use these pictures instead
> of those.' Then it would not be a difficult thing to add DCTV support.  I
> am already thinking along these lines for the CDTV stuff I'm almost finished,
> and that's based on rumours of a possible device.  The ability to show off
> to far superior colour of DCTV is enough of a draw to forceme to concider it.
> 
> Besides, the CD-ROM is awful big, and I need something to fill it up with :)
> 
> 					Stephen Orr
> 					SandIsoft

        
        Tricks? Indeed! Does everyone know that there's a DCTV kit available 
for downloading that lets us programme a DCTV option into our software?  
Very easy to implement, from what I can see.  I have it available on my bbs 
CSAccess..watch the sig for rules and instructions) for the downloading. 
        
        Oh yeah..it's called DCTVPROG.LZH
        
        We're running a version of UNIX waffle, so you know what you're all 
in for.  If I could FTP it somewhere, I would.
        
        Jim
        
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