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- From: fasten@zeus.informatik.uni-bonn.de (Bernhard Fastenrath)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: TV Computer, Gateway, BlackBox
- Date: 9 Apr 1996 02:38:44 GMT
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- Bernhard Fastenrath (fasten@zeus.informatik.uni-bonn.de) wrote:
- : It seems as if Gateway 2000 has built a nice (*) TV Computer. They even
- : added a remote control/mouse (One item on my wishlist for the BlackBox)
- : and a wireless keyboard.
- : ( http://www.gw2k.com/destination/destiny2.htm
- : http://www.gw2k.com/corpinfo/press/1996/destnew4.htm )
-
- : (*) nice for an Intel based trashcan.
-
- I heard rumours that Microsoft is somehow involved with gw2k and has its
- own plans to make a new TV Computer OS ??
- Has anybody some facts about this?
-
- : However, they want to sell it for $3,499 - $4,699, so there's still room
- : for an Amiga BlackBox ...
-
- For example: Specify a "standard" connector for TVs and build an
- Amiga plug-in which resides inside the TV. I just saw an infrared keyboard
- in a Vobis add for 129.- DM ($90). Add a mouse for $10 and you might be
- able to sell the whole thing (including genlock) for $300. Too optimistic?
- Okay, let's say $400.
-
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