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