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From: denbeste@bbn.com (Steven Den Beste)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: What is 'DigiAdaptor'?
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Date: 14 Mar 88 17:39:27 GMT
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Reply-To: denbeste@BBN.COM (Steven Den Beste)
Organization: Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc., Cambridge MA
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I just received a newsprint flyer of Amiga products from some place called
"Computer Discount" in Denver. (I assume they got my name from the Boston
Computer Society, but I can't be sure.)

It is very impressive, and I'm keeping it so the next time someone says to me
"Oh, the Amiga - I heard that there wasn't much support for that." I can wave
it under their nose (or stick it down their throat, depending on their
computer-of-choice).

That's as may be. On page 6 of the flyer they list digitizers and graphics
packages, including Digi-View and the other NEWTEK products. There is also
listed there the following, quoted exactly:

"NEW! Digi-Adaptor. Allows DigiView to digitize in color from a home VCR. This
will be very useful for anyone using the Amiga for home or professional video
production. Regular $79.95 Our price $67.98" (Their phone number is
303-825-2943.)

Well! "In Color" no less. Is this real or did the catalog writer get confused?
To do what they say, we've gotta have a box which is fed color composite, which
has a three-way switch to choose Red or Green or Blue output (and, sigh, also
has to have "tint" and "color" and "brightness" and "contrast" pots). To power
all this, it's probably going to have to have a brick, too.

If that is what it is, $70 is pretty cheap. I can't think what else it might
be, though, because if you AREN'T doing color demodulating, you can plug the
composite directly into DigiView.

I'd appreciate it if anyone has any direct intelligence on this product. I
don't want it for my VCR, I want it so I can digitize the NASA Jupiter and
Saturn pictures from my videodisk player.
Steven C. Den Beste,   Bolt Beranek & Newman, Cambridge MA
denbeste@bbn.com(ARPA/CSNET/UUCP)    harvard!bbn.com!denbeste(UUCP)