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From: brandonl@amadeus.WR.TEK.COM (Brandon G. Lovested)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A new Amiga from Japan?
Summary: CD-ROMS
Message-ID: <1361@wrgate.WR.TEK.COM>
Date: 13 Jan 90 00:23:51 GMT
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In article <5371@tekig5.PEN.TEK.COM>, waynekn@tekig5.PEN.TEK.COM (Wayne Knapp) writes:
> [ ... ]   First Commodore doesn't support/push/help/etc
> the Amiga users get and use CD-ROMs.  Second, CD-ROMs seem to be much bigger
> in Japan than the States with more data/programs/music/whatever out in
> the CD-ROM format.  

Both points are true, unfortunately.  Point one is shortsightedness by
Commodore (as well as many other companies), point two is exceptionally
poor marketing of an idea by the whole fledgling Interactive CD industry.

Interactive videodisc technology has been out for a long time, but no one
seems to be able to sell it effectively.  Those of us who know its abilities
and its great promise do not have the resources to make the magic happen.

Eraseable CD's (magnetooptical)  are coming along nicely, but their access
time must be decreased further.  This would truly be an effective multimedia
storage medium.

If Japan has been more innovative, it is because of their business structure.
Their R&D-Manufacturing loop is tightly integrated - ours is very clearly not.
Theirs is one level, ours is multi-leveled, thus providing a wonderful 
opportunity for poor communication and a deterioration in product introduction
speed.  We need to change.  After all, we're the creative ones.  We just need
to better channel our creativity into quicker product placement.

Ahem, I'm off my soapbox now.  If anyone can direct me to some Amiga/CD-ROM/
CD-I source, I would greatly appreciate it.




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