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- From: sg928ah5@dunx1.ocs.drexel.edu (James Ianni)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: History of Computing at the Smithsonian
- Date: 19 Feb 1996 20:22:12 GMT
- Organization: Drexel University
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- Nathanael J Henderson (nahender@prairie.NoDak.edu) wrote:
- : Richard P. O'Sullivan (rosully@aww.com) wrote:
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- : : The Amiga architecture in 1985 defined today's standard for the
- : : multi-media computer: pre-emptive multi-tasking, deep color palette,
- : : built-in audio, and NTSC/PAL compatibility for television. Today, the Amiga
- : : 4000 is widely used in television and studio productions.
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- : What does multitasking of ANY sort have to do with multimedia? Or
- : built-in audio? A card is just as real a solution. DEEP color palette?
- : A rather generous definition of 'deep' I think.
- : Output to a TV? Again, what does this have to do with multimedia?
- : You want good multimedia, find a nice big Trinitron display. Being able
- : to output video to sub-standard devices for vewing isn't exactly a big
- : recomendation.
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- Another ignoromance speaks, the call of the wild, owwooohhhh!!! oowwoohhh!
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