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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.

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Martin Vilcans  marvil@lysator.liu.se

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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In article <B7N1wB2w165w@tsoft.net> 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?
>
	The Mac version of the Toaster is, believe it or not, an Amiga 2000,
Toaster, interface software, and a cable to connect the Mac to the Amiga.
The CBM/Amiga nameplate is replaced with a NewTek plate.  That's it.  Save
money and buy an Amiga, outfit it the way you want, and use it directly.
-- 
-John

John J. Humpal -- johnh@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu -- short .sig, std. disclaimer

In article <B7N1wB2w165w@tsoft.net> 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?
>
>   
  This is a real marketing delimma.. It's impossible to make a toaster
  without the Amiga graphics chip set. In fact all the MAC toaster is 
  is an Amiga that's controlled through an external SCSI cable and 
  remote software.. 

  Now if you really want to, you can buy a Video toaster and by the Vortex 
  486sx board (which fits into a Video Toaster, which is really an Amiga)
  and let the machine run 486 based software on a window, or separate 
  screen display alongside the Amiga software, and probably in fact the 
  Amiga toaster switcher software..

  Also, Newtek has announced that a version of the toaster (which is sold
  with the Amiga, just like the MAC version is) that has windows based
  remote control software included with it. Why not mention this is really
  an Amiga.. Well some people can only buy or put on purchase orders that
  they are buying a PC or MAC video peripheral. It increases sales, plus
  Newtek bundles an Amiga with their toaster board..

  So, yes, you can even make the Video toaster an IBM compatible by buying
  the Vortex 486 bridgeboard and a decent VGA card. It will even use the 
  toaster's framestore as a hard drive.. Isn't that amazing...


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>Cogswell Polytechnical College.
>EMAIL: jele@eis.calstate.edu
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