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In article <C0JLJq.IMw@lysator.liu.se> marvil@lysator.liu.se (Martin Vilcans) writes:
>bbs.mirage@tsoft.net (Jerry Lee) writes:
>
>>Is there a Video Toaster made for the MS-DOS based machines?  I know 
>>there's one for the Amiga and the Mac now but what about the IBM and 
>>compatibles?
>
>As far as I know (heard from an unreliable source), there won't be a Toaster
>for the PC machines. The Toaster can _only_ be made on Amiga. It's some kind
>of misunderstanding when people speak about a Video Toaster for the Mac. That
>is because NewTek had one at some Macintosh exhibition or something once. It
>didn't have anything to do with the Mac, but the word Amiga was never
>mentioned. The Mac version of the toaster came with "A full WIMP multitasking
>operating system, 880k diskdrives..." (all this was an A2000 with a Video
>Toaster, it was called Video Toaster Workstation or something).
>
>I am not sure about anything of the above, so don't flame me if I'm wrong.

Then why post??? So soon anyways.

There is a Mac Video Toaster _system_ and yes it is simply an A2x00 Amiga
connected to a macintosh.  A switcher interface is implemented on the Mac
and the actual switcher on the Toaster (Amiga) is controlled by Rexx (Arexx)
commands generated by the mac.  Buffer images can also be imported and exported
from the mac in a very easy manner.  As for Lightwave, you still have to use
the Toaster's monitor and i/o to use it, but Todd "the - My mac is better than
your amiga whinner king" Rudgren is lobbying hard to get it ported over.
-don't hold your breath-
A PC setup just like this was mentioned, and I would imagine we will se that
someday.

David
Watters
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