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>Why, OH WHY, would anyone in their right (or even left) mind want to
>emulate an XT??????? Seriously, if the Amiga etc are so darned good,
>why do they need to emulate anything else? Answer -- because they
>haven't got beans to run in their native mode!! so they've gotta get
>software from somewhere and ... so they must emulate (in Aus, that's a
>tardy, flightless bird <G>) others.
There is a simple answer why developers etc bother creating emulators for
the Amiga to run, and that is "Just because it Can!"
Stick to your alternative machine and be happy...
>Anyone for an Apple II emulator to run on the Pentium? (Strictly tongue
>in cheek, that last)
hohohoho... I can't see why I'd want to have an emulator for another machine,
but of course some people do and I guess it broadens the CPU's
format horizon so to speak...
L8'er
P.S. For the A4000 etc setup I'm buying in a few weeks I could purchase
3 486's etc... But I have no need for IBM particulars... If you
doubt the 3 part the A4000 with Megs and Opal Paint is costing
around $15,000 And IBM User's moan about there prices... Sheesh!!
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Subject: Amiga, Amiga, AMIGA!!!e
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DA-> P.S. For the A4000 etc setup I'm buying in a few weeks I could purchas
DA-> 3 486's etc... But I have no need for IBM particulars... If you
DA-> doubt the 3 part the A4000 with Megs and Opal Paint is costing
DA-> around $15,000 And IBM User's moan about there prices... Sheesh!
Just curious... I had an Amiga for 6 years before I went to IBM and want
to say that if you like the OS in the Amiga (I loved it, very elegant)
and want to see something similiar on the IBM to check out OS/2. In
many ways it is quite similiar. (But also different at the same time.)
Drew
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> P.S. Why all the interest, do you own an Amiga? What is your system setup?
I'm a Jr. High (7-9) computer teacher at St. Edmund School here in Edmonton.
When the A1000 just came out, I bought one to apply to my part-time
video-production business (mostly weddings).
At the time, I was also teaching a few classes of computing - mostly typing and
Basic Basic on Apple II E's at school.
I convinced, the principal at the time to purchase a couple of Amiga computers
to enhance the computer program. Since then, we've expanded to 16 Amigas in our
lab.
We have site licences for DeluxePaint, Advantage (spreadsheet), PageSetter. I
teach the above to the students. We culminate each year in a video production
of the animations done by the students.
My personal interest in Opal Vision and/or the Toaster is to apply it to my
curriculum if I can get the Administrators to spring for the $$$$. My video
production business hasn't been a great success lately but I guess if I had to,
I'd probably by one of these systems for my own use (upgrade to a 4000 too).
The problem is $$$. I can afford it on my own but it wouldn't be too cost
effective with the amount of business I'm getting.
I also have an A2000 with Megachip 2000 (have brush problems with it) and a
Vidtech Genlock.
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Leo,
Sorry to butt in here, but I was very interested in your message regarding
the Amiga. I live in Alcomdale ... just outside of Morinville. I too run
a small audio/video production company. I mostly do audio stuff since that
is my forte' (sp.) I used to work at K-lite and more recently MG 1200 ...
so you can see why I stick to audio. But ... I wanted to move into video
production. Right now I use a 386/40 with a Cardinal SnapPlus card. Can
you tell me more about the Amiga and the benefits it has for video/animation/3D
stuff.
My father-in-law (also a teacher) has a 3000 with a Toaster in it, but I found
the 3D part very annoying. In order to do any animation you have to have a
frame accurate VCR that is controlled by the Toaster. With my IBM I can do
it all off of the hard drive.
I am currently working on my Ph.D. and my wife teaches in the Sturgeon School
System. I would really like more info on the Amiga and what part it plays in
the school ... etc.
Thanks ... and I can't wait to hear from you!
See ya,
Gary Connolly
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In school (jr. high), the students learn to use spreadsheets, desktop
publishing, wordprocessing, 2D graphics and 2D animation (Deluxe Paint
III).
We have a Panasonic AG 1970 editing suite for compiling our yearly
graphics productions - a mix of animations and music.
Our machines are - 15 A500 with floppies (really slow) and one A2000 HD
with a genlock.
From everything I've read and seen, the Amiga is the way to go for NTSC
work - it was built for it. Many productions including "Babylon V have
been produced on the Amiga Platform.
The Amiga seems to be the platform of choice among Video professionals.
I would look to the new Amiga 4000 for 3D work. I would suspect it has
what you're looking for. The best source of information might be a
computer retailer such as A+ computers. Helen Gagne is the Toaster
Expert there. Chris could also probably help you out.
An even better source might be the AMICUE (the Amiga Users group in
Edmonton). They meet once every month or so at the U of A.
You might also write or phone to Commodore yourself.
At the present time I do only 2D graphics as I only have an A2000 myself
with a Vidtech Genlock.
I would hope to get into 3D graphics on the Amiga and even teach it.
Funding is a problem.
I may buy an A4000 on my own and equip it with a toaster or OpalVision
if I feel "crazy" enough this fall.
cu
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Unfortunately, the Amiga will not become an "approved" platform. It seems
that the IBM is and will continue to be the most popular platform. Edmonton
Catholic schools does not consider the Amiga as an approved platform.
It's unfortunate but that is the way it is. The students and I enjoy producing
animations and graphics on the Amiga but we are at a point where the A500's we
have are just too slow to do the work the students are capable of.
By grade 9, I can see that students are ready to learn 3D graphics but that
requires hard drives and a faster Amiga and that requires $$$.
Good luck with your Amiga!
cu
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Thanx for the suggestions. I think I can get the school to spring for an A4000
and a few A1200's. We're poor but we've participated in a casino-fundraiser so
I do expect "some" funding.
On the personal side, I think I'll wait for the A4000 Tower before upgrading
myself.
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In a message dated 26 May 93 15:01:56, Gary Connolly wrote:
GC> use a 386/40 with a Cardinal SnapPlus card. Can you tell me more
GC> about the Amiga and the benefits it has for video/animation/3D stuff.
Well, I'll butt in here too. :)
I have had an Amiga 500 since 1987. Another school in our county has an
Amiga 2000 and Toaster system. As far as benefits go, I would list the following:
o Custom graphic chips allow for faster screen updates and animation frame
rate.
o There is more Video related software for the Amiga than any other
platform
o There is also a ton of Amiga Video hardware available...Opalvision is
another hot product right now.
o Interlace is built in- meaning you don't have to pay a *lot* extra for
NTSC compatibility.
I also use MACs at school, and I own a 386/33mhz PC with windows. The Amiga
by far has the most efficient multitasking, since it was built in to the hardware.
You also mentioned audio, and while the Amiga doesn't have a lot of Audio
hardware, it is of high quality. I teach music, and mainly use mine for MIDI. There
are nice 12 and 16 bit audio boards available, that record directly to hard disk
and offer SMPTE capability. There is also a board called One Stop Music Shop which
is based on the Proteus 1 sampling engine. It comes with 128 presets that can be
modified. I also use a sequencer called Bars & Pipes Pro, and I think it is one of
the best available on any platform- it has a module that will allow it to integrate
with various Amiga Video products (including the Toaster) to sync Midi.
GC> My father-in-law (also a teacher) has a 3000 with a Toaster in it,
GC> but I found the 3D part very annoying. In order to do any animation
GC> you have to have a frame accurate VCR that is controlled by the
GC> Toaster. With my IBM I can do it all off of the hard drive.
Lightwave 3D for the Toaster has gotten rave reviews in every magazine that I've
seen it referred to. My friend with the Toaster uses a PD program that converts
Lightwave frames to HAM format (4,096 colors) and runs his animations from that
in real time. They look pretty good. His school is planning to buy a frame accurate
VCR, simply because they like what they see. My friend did not like Lightwave at
first, but now that he's figured out how it works he's gone crazy with it.
GC> Sturgeon School System. I would really like more info on the Amiga
GC> and what part it plays in the school ... etc.
At my friend's school they use the Toaster to produce a monthly newsmagazine,
as well as for selling video's of special events like prom, graduation, etc. His
students are now able to edit tapes themselves, and can use the character generator
and switcher; and chroma/wipe effects for transitions. Hope this helps somewhat.
Later,
John
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Subject: Amiga, Amiga, AMIGA!!!e
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JR> I also use MACs at school, and I own a 386/33mhz PC with windows. T
JR> Amiga by far has the most efficient multitasking, since it was built in
JR> the hardware.
If you try OS/2 on the IBM you will probably like it more than
Windows. I had an A1000, then an A2000 (for 6 years) and was big into
MIDI as well. I was using KCS however, but otherwise the efficient
multitasking probably you are refering to is the ability to
dynamically assign processing time in a preemptive manner, which
AmigaDOS does and so does OS/2.
This makes the system much more efficient and responsive since
processes are prioritized or dynamically scheduled.
The reason I traded my Amiga for an IBM clone was for the software...
(Boy I DO miss the composite output for easy recording of great
animation!)
Do you use any rendering software? I was into the old Sculpt 4D...
but I have seen much more stuff out now like Lightwave 3D as you
mentioned...
Drew
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