Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!ima!necntc!linus!sdl
From: sdl@linus.UUCP (Steven D. Litvintchouk)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga is NOT a multi-tasking computer system !!
Message-ID: <39232@linus.UUCP>
Date: 25 Aug 88 00:18:09 GMT
References: <120@tityus.UUCP>
Organization: The MITRE Corp., Bedford, MA
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In-reply-to: jim@athsys.uucp's message of 23 Aug 88 23:34:49 GMT


In article <120@tityus.UUCP> jim@athsys.uucp (Jim Becker) writes:

> This past weeks' Computer Chronicles show was all about 
> *MULTI-TASKING*,....
> There were displays of most all the upcoming platforms 
> that we have heard of from Big Blue and Apple. There was
> *zero* mention of the Amiga,....

On the other hand, Computer Chronicles did devote one whole show
to the Amiga.

> Maybe this time next year Apple and IBM will introduce
> yet another new concept, Genlocked video !! We'll see..

This has *already* happened.  At the recent MacWorld Expo in Boston,
the big push for the Macintosh was "desktop [electronic]
presentation."  Desktop video with genlocks, flying titles, etc., was
prominently featured also.  For once it was the Mac salespeople who
had to explain to everybody why the (interlace) display flickered.

The desktop video products available for the Mac appeared to be not as
advanced as the products available for the Amiga, but with Apple's
budget and sales, they should catch up fast....


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