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Re: Buying a multimedia system

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From: Mike Dickerson
Date: Wed, 09 Sep 1992 04:20
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dudley@cebaf4.cebaf.gov (John Dudley) writes:


>handle MOD files.. but just remember that they can only be created on
>Amigas, and always have been.

Well, this is getting of the topic of multimedia, but I don't believe
this is true.  I know there are mod creator programs for PCs, for example.

>The Toaster your dealer mentioned was much more expensive than I have
>ever seen(maybe he was talking about some sort of standalone system w/Amiga)

Well, according to an Amiga rag I picked up, the mail order price for a
toaster is $2100.  THe dealers price was a litle higher, but then,
he's a dealer, not a mail order house.

>From what i've seen, the Amiga's animation is much faster and
>less-jagged than the Mac and IBM.... The Mac just seems to be too jerky
>and unstable.

This I agree with you though.  I noticed that too, in comparing the
two systems in the same day.  It wasn't a true side-by-side A/B
comparison, but the difference in speed & smoothness was pretty
noticable.  Still though, one has to be wary of demos of this sort -
they can be made to show anything that you want to show. 

  /M
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