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- From: bizzetti@mbox.vol.it (Fabio Bizzetti)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
- Subject: Re: AB3D II beats Quake....
- Date: 15 Apr 1996 13:44:11 GMT
- Organization: Video On Line
- Distribution: world
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- >Fabio Bizzetti (bizzetti@mbox.vol.it) wrote:
- >: hahaha =)
- >: you think AT is going to survive selling only original copies of AmigaOS to
- >: PC?
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- > probably not make billions...
-
- > How about designing a multimedia PCI card for it too? (but not required)
- > The card can integrate VIScorp vision of the next chipset, since
- > they seem to be wanting to upgrade the chips to new levels.
-
- > Now, if you have a PC and want to do video , you would run the amiga OS
- > on your PC with this super duper multimedia video card and THE multimedia
- > OS and software... now PC entousiast might find themself liking the amiga
- > OS and maybe buy a copy for their home system and recommand it to friend not
- > doing video work.
-
- > But basicly what I want to say is, VIScorp + AT can really open a few
- > market with the 'same' product. The walker will NOT attract anyone but
- > die hard amiga fan or some developer, and I'm afraid poweramiga when they
- > come out will suffer from run mostly non native code and be very
- > expansive again beying only marketed to amiga die hard.
-
- > Personaly I see GREAT potential in a portable OS + multimedia PCI
- > card from VIScorp/AT. HW and OS can have a life of their own.
-
- > I dont think the AOS taking over the PC, but my guess is if people
- > run win95 & AOS they would buy AOS aplication VS win95 for the obvious
- > reasons.
-
- > Stephan
-
- Ok.. but VIScorp and any wise company will want a massive entry in low-end
- market, expecially now that with Internet and InteractiveTV there's this
- big project to put one of these things in every house, for everybody.
-
- Anyway dont worry about the price of PowerAmiga; the only real advantage of
- RISC is the low price.
-
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- | Fabio "Maverick" Bizzetti - bizzetti@mbox.vol.it - Maverick* at IRC |
- | The maker of "CyberMan" and "Virtual Karting" |
- | working on "VirtualRally" & "StarFighter" |
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