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- From: watters@cranel.com (David Watters)
- Subject: Re: Video Toaster for MS-DOS machine?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan8.162521.11644@cranel.com>
- Organization: Cranel, Incorporated, Worthington Ohio
- References: <B7N1wB2w165w@tsoft.net> <C0JLJq.IMw@lysator.liu.se>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 16:25:21 GMT
- Lines: 37
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- In article <C0JLJq.IMw@lysator.liu.se> marvil@lysator.liu.se (Martin Vilcans) writes:
- >bbs.mirage@tsoft.net (Jerry Lee) writes:
- >
- >>Is there a Video Toaster made for the MS-DOS based machines? I know
- >>there's one for the Amiga and the Mac now but what about the IBM and
- >>compatibles?
- >
- >As far as I know (heard from an unreliable source), there won't be a Toaster
- >for the PC machines. The Toaster can _only_ be made on Amiga. It's some kind
- >of misunderstanding when people speak about a Video Toaster for the Mac. That
- >is because NewTek had one at some Macintosh exhibition or something once. It
- >didn't have anything to do with the Mac, but the word Amiga was never
- >mentioned. The Mac version of the toaster came with "A full WIMP multitasking
- >operating system, 880k diskdrives..." (all this was an A2000 with a Video
- >Toaster, it was called Video Toaster Workstation or something).
- >
- >I am not sure about anything of the above, so don't flame me if I'm wrong.
-
- Then why post??? So soon anyways.
-
- There is a Mac Video Toaster _system_ and yes it is simply an A2x00 Amiga
- connected to a macintosh. A switcher interface is implemented on the Mac
- and the actual switcher on the Toaster (Amiga) is controlled by Rexx (Arexx)
- commands generated by the mac. Buffer images can also be imported and exported
- from the mac in a very easy manner. As for Lightwave, you still have to use
- the Toaster's monitor and i/o to use it, but Todd "the - My mac is better than
- your amiga whinner king" Rudgren is lobbying hard to get it ported over.
- -don't hold your breath-
- A PC setup just like this was mentioned, and I would imagine we will se that
- someday.
-
- David
- Watters
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