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From: ewhac@well.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: The LIVE Digitizer from A-Squared...
Message-ID: <3161@well.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 28-May-87 02:47:12 EDT
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Posted: Thu May 28 02:47:12 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 29-May-87 05:20:09 EDT
References: <3115@well.UUCP> <149@l5comp.UUCP>
Reply-To: ewhac@well.UUCP (Leo 'Bols Ewhac' Schwab)
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Summary: You're right.  I don't know everything.  But just you wait....

Gee, this guy talks a lot....

In article <149@l5comp.UUCP> scotty@l5comp.UUCP (Scott Turner) writes:
>Leo, I guess I must be dumb BUT:
>
>1. If it's slap on the side thingie how does having a rack help?

	It doesn't.  As I recall, what I said was that if enough people
asked real nice, A-Squared might be convinced to create a Zorro-I version of
LIVE suitable for cages.  I'm an advocate of the cage-type expansion path,
and would like to see a Zorro-I version of the card.  As it is, I can't use
it with my ASDG rack at the same time.

>2. If it takes over the machine does this mean it WON'T work with my hard
>disk drive?

	Hmmm.  Good question.  Why not call and ask them?

>3. At $295 what do I get? A box? A box with minimal software? A box with
>software equal or better than Digi-view's?

	A box with digitizing software to run the LIVE box.  Since were
talking about 15 fps frame rate (12 fps in color), the software doesn't have
time to come up with a super-dooper picture, but it still does a respectable
job, and you don't have to wait three minutes to get an idea of what it's
going to look like.

	If you want high-quality stills, go with DigiView.  If you require
the level of interaction that LIVE provides, then you need that.
Investigate, then decide.

>4. How do I use this thing with my Alegra? And on a related item, does it
>work with other boards? Or does it overload the buss?

	Don't know what its power requirements are.  Since neither the
Allegra nor LIVE pass the bus, you can't have both.

>5. How much ram does it need?
>
	LIVE works just great on a 512K Amiga.

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