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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:	AMIGA NOTES
Notice:	Join us in the NEW conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:	HYDRA::MOORE

Created:	Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:	Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5378
Total number of notes:	38326

3595.0. "AmiExpo rumors" by BAGELS::BRANNON (Dave Brannon) Tue Mar 20 1990 22:54

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From: [email protected] (Stephen Tell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga 3000
Summary: really: rumors from AmiExpo east coast
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Date: 19 Mar 90 18:35:22 GMT
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Reply-To: [email protected] (Stephen Tell)
Organization: University Of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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>	Wayne, this isn't directed particularly at you, but unless
>people are willing to put up evidence it is ridiculous to keep making
>claims about availability. I have heard all sorts of things. Some
>people say it probably won't be out next year, other's say that our
>favorite hacker Hazy has one on his desk and it'll be out at CeBit.
>Basically, if you are a developer you can't say anything and if you
>are Commodore you won't say anything. Everyone else is just guessing.
>Let's stop the guessing game which someone may accidentally take as
>fact!

The following aren't guesses, but things that reliable people said at
AmiEXPO in Washington D.C. this past weekend.

Gail Wellington, CBM special projects, said to expect at least four *BIG*
announcements from Commodore in the next few months.

The editor of Amazing Computing, (sorry, forget his name) said he did more
business after 6:00 pm (when the exhibit hall closed) running around looking
at all of the sneak previews in private rooms.  He also said to expect
a lot of exciting announcements fairly soon.

Jay Miner, father of the Amiga custom chips suspects (he is not under non-
disclosure and has no inside info) that Commodore is well along with a new
set of killer mutant ninja custom chips with features like 2 (easily) to 4
(just maybe) time the speed, 8+ bitplanes, and 6 bits/color (total 256K colors)
and possibily improvements to HAM mode to get all 256K colors on the screen
at once.
Jay also made either a simple mistake or freudian slip an said "Amgia 4000"
when he meant to say "Amiga 3000."  Now that's a rumor.

>	-- Ethan
>
>Ethan Solomita: [email protected]
>Compu$erve    : 70137,3271

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3595.1	Sounds like the Black Belt HAM-E device?	LEDS::ACCIARDI	Larger than life, and twice as ugly	`Tue Mar 20 1990 23:05`	68
	Press Release March 16, 1990 Digital Creations is proud to announce D C T V What is DCTV (tm)? DCTV (Digital Composite Television) is a revolutionary new display and digitizing system for the Amiga Computer. DCTV includes powerful image processing software for digitizing video images and converting IFF images into DCTV graphics for display. It plugs into both the RGB video and the parallel ports of any Amiga. A pass-thru for the RGB monitor is provided. NTSC video input and output jacks complete the connections. What does DCTV (tm) do? DCTV uses normal high resolution display modes on the Amiga, however, it interprets the Amiga video signal in a radically new way. By using a revolutionary and very sophisticated video compression system, DCTV takes the digital video signal that comes from the Amiga RGB port and converts it into full color composite video with all the vibrant color and stunning picture quality of broadcast TV. DCTV Digitizes Video... DCTV is also a "slow" scan video digitizer. Using any color camera, still video camera, or still frame capable VCR, DCTV can capture a full color composite video frame in about 10 seconds. Once the video image is captured, powerful DCTV image processing controls allow complete picture manipulation including conversion to any IFF format. FEATURES... >> Digitize and display full color NTSC video graphics on any Amiga. >> Display full color video images with millions of colors. >> Capture a video frame in 10 seconds from any color video camera. Also works with still video cameras, video disk, and freeze frame VCRs. >> Display and capture full color 24-bit high resolution IFF images. >> Convert DCTV images to any IFF display format including HAM and 24-bit. >> Animate in full NTSC color. COST: Well under $500 retail U.S. SHIPPING DATE: Early summer. For additional information call Digital Creations (916) 344-4825 Or to receive a full color brochure with actual pictures of DCTV screens send a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope (SASE-25�) to Digital Creations Dept DCTV 2865 Sunrise Blvd., Suite #103 Rancho Cordova, CA 95742
3595.2	Doubt it....	EAYV01::THOMSON	C'mon, git aff! /The Kelty Clippie	`Wed Mar 21 1990 07:31`	17
	re: .0 QUOTE: Jay Miner, father of the Amiga custom chips suspects (he is not under non- disclosure and has no inside info) that Commodore is well along with a new set of killer mutant ninja custom chips with features like 2 (easily) to 4 (just maybe) time the speed, 8+ bitplanes, and 6 bits/color (total 256K colors) and possibily improvements to HAM mode to get all 256K colors on the screen at once. ENDQUOTE: Jay Miner was at the Paris DevCon in February, he saw the same things I did, and therefore MUST have signed the NDA. I would seriously doubt the authenticity that the above came from Mr. Miner. Alan T.
3595.3	Old Quote?	TLE::RMEYERS	Randy Meyers	`Wed Mar 21 1990 15:31`	18
	Re: .0 > Jay Miner, father of the Amiga custom chips suspects (he is not under non- >disclosure and has no inside info) that Commodore is well along ... Re: .2 > Jay Miner was at the Paris DevCon in February, he saw the same things > I did, and therefore MUST have signed the NDA. I would seriously > doubt the authenticity that the above came from Mr. Miner. The quote attributed to Mr. Miner might be an old quote that is now out of date. I remember reading a magazine interview with Mr. Miner published in the last six months where he did make some "guesses" about what Commodore might be doing, and where he stated that he had no inside information from Commodore. So, Mr. Miner might have been in the dark until Paris DevCon in February.
3595.4		BAGELS::BRANNON	Dave Brannon	`Wed Mar 21 1990 17:43`	7
	re:.1 It sounds more like a RGB to composite video converter, with a video digitizer tossed in. Nice combo, usually it's just a genlock, not a digitizer. -Dave