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From: harald@ccicpg.UUCP ( Harald Milne)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A2000 PC-AT slots, and 'Fatso' Agnes
Message-ID: <9517@ccicpg.UUCP>
Date: 20 Jan 88 13:05:25 GMT
References: <4230011@hpfclq.HP.COM> <39214@sun.uucp>
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In article <39214@sun.uucp>, cmcmanis%pepper@Sun.COM (Chuck McManis) writes:
> At COMDEX Microway showed a gadget called "Flicker Fixer" that plugged into
> the Video slot of and Amiga 2000 (American version) and deinterlaced the 
> video going out. They were mumbling $1000 for board (or was it board and
> monitor?). It looked really nice, they had a version of X-Cad running using
> 400 line screens. (Oh and it supports overscan screens so 704 X 448 is doable
> too). It should be at least orderable now, I don't know when they were
> planning on shipping it. 

	When I was at COMDEX, Microway was mumbling $595.00. 

	It does not only deinterlace, it fills in between scan lines,
making non-interlace look very nice.

	Im still waiting panting, ah er waiting.

	At COMDEX, I thought the X-Cad display was really silly. The picture
was shrunk WAY TOO much. It wasn't until I got my Mitsubishi Monitor, I
realized why. You can adjust this via externally adjustable controls.

	It easily handles overscan. Again, the externally adjustable controls.

	Shipping? Good question. When I asked, it was the end of Jan, pending
FCC approval, dog knows when. Standard disclaimer for RF transmitters.

	Im waiting. Unfortunately, at AmiExpo, when I asked NewTek if the
Video Toaster occupied a slot on the 100 pin bus AND the VIDEO BUS, they
said "maybe, maybe not". Nice. It's one or the other. They could have just
have told me to just stick it somewhere. I guess they did.

	If I am becoming incomprehensible now, its 6:00 in the morning, no
sleep.

	Sh*t, I missed you too? Richard didn't tell me.

> --Chuck McManis
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> These opinions are my own and no one elses, but you knew that didn't you.
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