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Re: NeXT/Amiga Multimedia..

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From: Bowie J Poag
Date: Sun, 19 May 1991 01:16
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Well, Mark.. it IS true.. There are some "stunts" an Amiga can perform that a
NeXT, Mac OR IBM will NEVER be able to perform.

WHy? To enable each one of those machines to perform it, youde render it
incompatible with what was made before.


Should send you a videotape of some good european demos.  The simple fact is,
when it comes to the Amiga and audio/visual stuff, what we consider
commonplace, and even in some cased BORING, other users of other platforms
look at it and drool. The Amiga was BUILT to handle audio and video
simultaneously, ever since the beginning of the machine in 1985. And it shows.

And just to remind you, incase you may have forgotten. simultaneous audio and
video is what the multi in "multimedia" means. This is why the Amiga is the
best choice, over NeXT, and their barely-there-at-all software base, the IBM
in its cryptic, cold text interfaces and clogged up operating system. The only
viable solution under an Amiga is a Mac.. They have just begun to step into
multimedia, and even still, they cant multitask to any successful degree...
Even to get the effect you want, youre going to have to dish out a gigazillion
dollars to do it.

WHY BOTHER. The Amiga does it, has been doing it, and WILL CONTINUE to do it
well into the future.. The only problem is, is the public's lack of attention
for so called "cult" machines..


Arctangent, Age 16.

PS..And I bet youde be surprised if you knew how large the "cult" has grown.
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Subject: Re: NeXT/Amiga Multimedia..
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Date: 19 May 91 01:16:39 GMT
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