From: gblock@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Gregory R Block)
Subject: Re: C= speaks!!! let's spread the words!!!
Organization: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 22:14:54 GMT

Mike_Whalen@agwbbs.new-orleans.LA.US (Mike Whalen) writes:
:   But Greg.. how long has it been since they have said anything? That
: letter was damage control (as someone else pointed out).

Why do they have to say ANYTHING!!!???  They've got no obligation to
write letters or pop up on the net and pat your hand saying "itll be
alright, shh...".

How long has it been since they released something?  The last major
releases were the 3000T and 2.0's big release.  Then, C= put out the
RKM set.  Then the 600.

:   Look at Apple? They released 3 Powerbooks, the Mac Classic (or one really
: low-end machine.. I am not sure that was the name), an LC II, Quadras
: 700,900, and 950 ALL IN ONE YEAR!

Apple is an entirely different company.  And if you didn't notice,
it's just a little bigger.  Let's say 6x bigger, for argument's sake.

:   What have we seen in a year?

So far?  The 600.  But everyone knows C= has made a habit of
announcing new products in the fall.

:   You are right.. for now. I honestly can't agree that if we stay exactly
: the way we are, we are going to be the king of video forever.

Yeah,  but everyone knows that there's more on the way.

:   I have a friend in camera work and he tells me that the Toaster is
: wonderful, the only problem with it is the fact that the TV stations and
: production houses have already spent thousands of dollars to get all the
: titling and editing equipment... Now I know this is not all the Toaster
: does.. but you know what I am getting at.

Of course.

:   Plus, it's going to take a really good bit to convince me that
: "Multimedia" is going to go anywhere. It's so sketchy right. Even magazines
: such as Publish as grasping at things to write about.. it's not a bad
: idea.. it's just really obscure.. not nailed down exactly what it is.

So far.  But I think CDTV and CD-I are good ideas.

:   Besides it will do the same thing that DTP did. People who make crap will
: just be able to make better looking crap.

:)  Multimedia kiosks are already popular.  It's just that until now,
they've been extremely expensive.  Now they're only moderately expensive.

:   I still stand on what I said before. Apple : 8 machines in one year.
: Commodore 0 to 1 (if the 3000 is still in the last year). You could
: actually count 3 machines.. but I am not sure of the differences between
: the 3000s. I think it was just what it came with.. but even the Quadra 900
: is mucho different from the 950.

Not mucho, not really.

:   Tell me though.. what advantage is there to buying a 3000 over a 2000?
: ECS? It's still not as good as Macs or IBMs anymore. Heck, the 3000 even
: had initial problems with fitting and running the Toaster.

The toaster not fitting in the 3000 (and it doesn't) is NewTek's
fault.

And the advantages to buying a 3000 over a 2000 are many.  1) Fully
32-bit system, 32-bit data paths to everything.  2) On-board SCSI DMA
which is the fastest I've seen, 3) Zorro III compatibility.

Greg

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