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- From: phister@cbmvax.commodore.com (Ben Phister - CATS)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.multimedia
- Subject: Re: CDTV??
- Message-ID: <33770@cbmvax.commodore.com>
- Date: 29 Jul 92 14:59:00 GMT
- References: <27160001@hpspdla.spd.HP.COM> <151nu8INNasg@early-bird.think.com>
- Reply-To: phister@cbmvax.commodore.com (Ben Phister - CATS)
- Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
- Lines: 25
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- In article <151nu8INNasg@early-bird.think.com> laird@think.com (Laird Popkin) writes:
- ...
- >>In the Good Guys I saw a stand for Phillips' CD-I machine, but none for CDTV.
- >>I know the Phillips machine does not double as a computer, but CDTV can...
- >>and since I own an Amiga it makes for a nice way of doing computing in my
- >>living room!
- >
- >Actually, CD-I can be expanded to a computer the same way CDTV can, though
- >Phillips doesn't advertise that since it's a home multimedia system (or
- >whatever), not a computer. I've seen CD-I systems with hard drives, floppy
- >drives, and all sorts of other add-ons...
-
- A minor clarification: there are models of CD-I systems that include keyboards,
- floppies, etc. However, the standard consumer CD-I unit (the one you see in
- Radio Shack, Circuit City, etc.) can NOT be expanded into a computer -- no way
- to add a keyboard or floppy. Only the higher-priced models, intended primarily
- for developers or for industrial use, can be exanded.
-
- Ben
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- Benjamin Phister, Commodore CATS
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