8239048%wwu.csnet@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA (03/22/86)
From: Petersen@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA, Julie K <8239048%wwu.csnet@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA>
DPSLIDE INFO????
Does anyone know where I could contact Paul Biondi
re: the DPSlide program for the Amiga? Someone I
know would like to make some arrangements with him
for a slightly customized version.
PANORAMA USERS' GROUP
We would be interested in some kind of a swap of
newsletters from the other users groups. Drop
me a line to make postage, envelope arrangements,
etc. PANORAMA's current newsletter comes out monthly.
EULOGY
I notice Robert P. from Commodore is conspicuously
absent lately from this discussion. I hear he's
sharing his expertise on BIX. Unfortunately, some
of us can't afford to participate in commercial
net-talks. He's sorely missed from this end, anyway.
Amiga LIVE! Frame Grabber from A-Squared Systems
Does anyone know when the Amiga LIVE! frame grabber
will be available????? And what the cost will be?
Also, if I were to win a Lottery and have enough to
purchase a camcorder for frame grabbing (well, I can
dream can't I?), does anyone have any recommendations
as to format and brand?
AT&T 6300 -vs- AMIGA
Finally, I've been asked to compare the Amiga with
the AT&T 6300 as a potential delivery system for
computer courseware. My impression from the VERY
sketchy information I have been able to find is that
the AT&T machine is little more than a decent clone
with an 8086 running at 8 MHz and that it's not cheap.
No sound, no voice, no graphics without purchase of
extra boards. (Vanilla IBM-compat.) Even the mouse
is a $150 option. I would like to argue in favor of
the Amiga, but I have a responsibility to my employer
to be objective and factual, which I prefer anyway.
Well, enough for now. What programming projects are
people working on? I've been trying to find the time
to do a font editor. I wish someone would hurry up
and code a good wordprocessor which would interface well
with the Apple Laserwriter or one of the other laser
printers which has Postscript.
{Disclaimer . . . any opinions expressed above
are due to sun spots . . .}
Julie 8239048%WWU@csnet-relay