home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Path: sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!qt.cs.utexas.edu!yale.edu!newsserver.jvnc.net!rutgers!cbmvax!campbell
- From: campbell@cbmvax.commodore.com (John Campbell - CATS)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.multimedia
- Subject: Re: CDTV is DEAD!!!
- Message-ID: <38745@cbmvax.commodore.com>
- Date: 22 Jan 93 18:26:04 GMT
- References: <mkane.0gea@vsbbs.UUCP> <1993Jan21.131858.14520@newssrv.edvz.univie.ac.at> <jperkski.03cs@kentcomm.uucp>
- Reply-To: campbell@cbmvax.commodore.com (John Campbell - CATS)
- Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
- Lines: 43
-
- In article <jperkski.03cs@kentcomm.uucp> jperkski@kentcomm.uucp
- (Jim Perkowski) writes:
-
- >
- >I think it's dead also. Why else would they refuse to upgrade Groliers
- >Electronic Encyclopedia like they were supposed to? I mean you can't
- >even view the maps, send text to the printer, and it will not work on
- >anything but KickStart 1.3.
- >
- > (Jim Perkowski)
- >kentcomm!jperkski@legend.akron.oh.us
- >kentcomm!jperkski@aldhfn.akron.oh.us
-
- If you "think it's dead also", then you too are wrong also. It is not dead.
- Please remember:
-
- 1. Mr. Eggebrecht, VP of Engineering has stated many times
- our commitment to CDTV and CD technology. Our stated
- goal is to bring CD technology to our entire line.
-
- 2. We are more than a US company, and viewpoints you get from
- strictly the US market can often be misleading.
-
- 3. We are currently reviewing a revised Groliers Encyclopedia
- which has many improvements, including greater speed
- and the ability to print text. We believe that it is
- vitally important to improve the quality and the quantity
- of CD software, but this will take time. While we all wanted
- it out as soon as possible, quality is important. It is
- expected that this product will be shipping in March.
-
- Although it is not a requirement, it would be great if we could be constructive
- (i.e. "XYZ" would be a great CD product, etc....), lest we fall prey to the
- long and many useless postings of comp.sys.amiga.advocacy.
-
- Thanks for the bandwidth, and excuse the tone if anyone finds it offensive.
- Amiga Developers Conference is next week, and in my haste I may not have
- responded in the optimal manner. We are kind of busy!
-
- Thanks,
-
- John Campbell
- Director, Commodore Applications and Technical Support
-