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From: ali@rocky.STANFORD.EDU (Ali Ozer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Apple stumbles...
Message-ID: <717@rocky.STANFORD.EDU>
Date: Mon, 2-Nov-87 16:03:27 EST
Article-I.D.: rocky.717
Posted: Mon Nov  2 16:03:27 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 6-Nov-87 20:54:42 EST
Organization: Stanford University Computer Science Department
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Keywords: Amiga

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In article <1043@uhccux.UUCP> Jeff T. Segawe writes:
> ... Trouble is, I can't see spending $500+ to play games! The Amiga needs
>some useful type of software that is unique, not a bunch of so-so programs
>that look like they were ported over from other systems (and not very well). 
>
How about graphics/animation/video? The Amiga has a large collection
of animation/video software --- You can, without any programming,
create ray-traced animations, 3d movies, etc. We're talking 4096 colors at 
once, at speeds above 30 frames/sec. For more special effects, you have
a good selection of genlocks to choose from, and thanks to the multitasking,
you can add background music to your creations even if the animation program 
doesn't provide any sound/music capabilities. And you can you record your 
animations on video, at upto 704x470 resolution, as you get NTSC out.

There are some features the Amiga has that even the Mac II will have
a hard time providing (and at what price), and, depending on your interests,
it might very well be worth it to spend a few extra hundred dollars on an
Amiga system. The software is already there --- Just don't look for it
at an IBM or Apple dealer... (There are about a dozen (or maybe even more)
Apple dealers within 15 minute radius of my house, but only 2 Amiga dealers.
The software is there, you just have to look harder. Like Byte, dealers
like going with the stuff that appeals to the majority.)

I'll shut up now. 8-) Ali Ozer, ali@rocky.stanford.edu
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