91_bickingd@GAR.UNION.EDU ("Bicking, David") (11/28/90)
>From: DEB110@psuvm.psu.edu (Doug Bischoff) >Subject: Re: Ease of Amiga Vision (Review, sort of...) >Date: 25 Nov 90 23:29:07 GMT > When people are asking to be able to compile AmigaVision modules, I >see their point. What if I design an application with AV that I wish to >distribute to the general public (say, perhaps, a geography quiz program >that combines digitized speech, graphics, and a database). I can do this >only so long as the general populace has AmigaVision, which (for reasons >already posted) is not the case. Perhaps that is why C= is shipping all new Amiga computers WITH AmigaVision. > Is there any way to have AmigaVision generate a SCRIPT that will just >call the appropriate sound/graphics/video/dbase files as long as those >files are present in the same directory or can be located. This would make >distribution of the finished product far easier. As it is now, I forsee >people sending copies of AmigaVision with their application (ILLEGAL copies!) >just so their clients/the end users can even USE the application. This is a good point. However, consider this: How is the "end user" going to run these wiz-bang applications/tutorials etc. if the dang thing uses input from a LASER DISK? Remember, the LD has to be present and available for the application to use it. Unless, the application actually saves the video on disk for future reference, which I doubt, since it would take magabytes of memory. > This is a dangerous situation that could inhibit the production of >excellent products on an otherwise wonderful authoring program! Possible, but if C= continues shipping all amigas with AmigaVision, and offeres the package to the rest of us at a reasonable price, I think C= might succeed and survive. Perhaps a compiler should be developed for use with apps that do not require LD input. Still, the .exe would be huge! -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=- Dave Bicking Single Tasking????? Just say NO!!!! Union College Box 152 91_bickingd@union.bitnet // Schenectady, NY 12308 91_bickingd@gar.union.edu \X/ Amiga -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-