[opendtv] Re: Amiga
- From: "John Willkie" <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:08:18 -0700
He's gotten excited about Amiga announcements about three times on this
list. None amounted to s**t. He lives to support dead technologies.
John Willkie, who is very happy, thank you, that he hasn't seen blocky Amiga
graphics in tv commercials in at least 8 years. And, I used an Amiga II at
my LPTV station for the better part of a year. I was never happy with the
graphics choices, but it supported legal NTSC colors, and until I had a
better way to do graphics overlay, it was better than nothing.
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De: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] En
nombre de John Shutt
Enviado el: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 10:46 AM
Para: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Asunto: [opendtv] Re: Amiga
The Amiga was an amazing machine in 1984. It could hold an entire color
graphical user interface operating system on a single DSDD (Not HD!) 880K
3.5" disk.
At the time, it was to video (Public Access, low end independent producers,
and LPTV anyway) what the Mac was to printing. It forced the Mac to adopt
color. When coupled with the Newtek Video Toaster software, it was an
amazing production switcher (who will ever forget the Kiki wipe?) and 3D
graphics generator. Coupled with a SuperGen genlock unit, DeluxPaint II,
and Pro Video Gold, the Amiga 500 could do a very decent job at CG for High
School sports and general television production.
In 2008, with the state of both the Mac and PC clones, I see no reason to
ressurect the Amiga. It was very popular in Europe for general computing
(this isn't the first time the Amiga has been resurrected by a third party)
but it's way past it's prime.
Why are you so excited, Bob?
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Miller" <robmxa@xxxxxxxxx>
> The Amiga may be coming back!
>
> Halaluya!
>
> If there is hope for the Amiga then maybe there is hope for the death of
> 8-VSB.
>
> Maybe after the transition the FCC will consider letting broadcasters
> use other modulations in this world of chips that can handle any
> modulation.
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