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From: grr@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Paperwhite
Message-ID: <1517@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 9-Mar-87 01:59:42 EST
Article-I.D.: cbmvax.1517
Posted: Mon Mar  9 01:59:42 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 10-Mar-87 03:41:18 EST
References: <923@ark.cs.vu.nl>
Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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Keywords: monitor

In article <923@ark.cs.vu.nl> kleef@ark.cs.vu.nl (Patrick van Kleef) writes:
>I visited the Hannover Messe two days ago. There I saw the Commodore PC 1
>(a cheap PC clone, much like the Atari PC [except for EGA and the drive located
>on the right side of the box]).  I spoke to some Commodore officials and they
>said they discussed the release of a paperwhite monitor for the Amiga series.
>They also said they decided not to do it.

The paper white monitors, especially with the flat screens are still quite
new.  Samples are available, but most vendors are saying "real soon now".
I suspect the monitors will be reconsidered when they are readily available
and are priced competitivly.

The A500 puts out a full-bandwidth composite grey-scale monochrome signal
specifically for use in productivity applications.  Since it corresponds to
the color output, there are none of the software compatibility problems with
the ST monochrome mode.  The grey-scale gives sufficient distinction between
"colors" for use with unmodifed "color" software.

>PS I also saw a prototype of a Commodore SCSI harddisk for the Amiga computers.
>looked nice and ppl tell me it will be cheap. Any more news on that????

The unit you saw was a (working) concept model to see what kind of interest
there would be in a "Amiga" branded hard disk.  We want to have some kind of
SCSI drive/attachment available with the A500 - the exact form is yet to be
determined.
-- 
George Robbins - now working for,	uucp: {ihnp4|seismo|rutgers}!cbmvax!grr
but no way officially representing	arpa: cbmvax!grr@seismo.css.GOV
Commodore, Engineering Department	fone: 215-431-9255 (only by moonlite)