papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) (01/19/88)
Back from AmiExpo LA. Nice to see Dale, Jim, Perry, Eric, Leo, Chuck, John [Foust], etc... all out there. Some of the things I [very subjectively] found interesting. * Digi Paint II: adds: - 3-D image mapping - more brush effects - full overscan support - enhanced HAM - 1024x1024 superbitmaps - New painting modes (coloring) - Swaps screens (for F/X animations) - + lots more features. * Supra HD drives - If you are a developer, they have VERY good deals for all their drives. Check them out. * Very Vivid's Mandala. I finally saw it. I love it! One can really create "interactive art" for a relatively small price. Their system sells now for $395 (not > $10,000) and works with Live!. The demo from the Sony AmiExpo Theater was very impressive. * Inner Connections Inc. had a 20M 5 1/4 Bernoulli drive for the Amiga 1000 and 2000. They are not cheap ($1695 for the A2000 version, $1795 for the A1000 version), but Bernoulli boxes have never been cheap. First shipment: February. * ASDG SDP. The A1000 version is basically ready. The A2000 sometime around late spring/early summer. It supports up to 56 SCSI devices, 2 ST-506. Has an MC68000 and MMU on it. Features autoboot, and optional math coprocessor. On a side issue. My 8MI had a glitch. Perry just swapped it with a NEW board, no questions asked. Now, that's support! [By he way, Perry has moved to Wisconsin.] * WordPerfect Library. Scheduled for release: 1Q 88. Price: $129. Contains: Notebook, Calendar, Calculator, File Manager, Program Editor. * Publishing Partner from SoftLogic, another Desktop publishing system. Lists for $199.95, or $50 with Pagesetter trade-in. * Hurricane Accelerator board for the A1000 and A2000, with MC68020 and 68881 math chip. A1000 version available now ($1045 including chips). A2000 version ($1095) within 2-4 weeks. Unlike CSA's board (see AmigaWorld article) it will run FASTER than the 68000 using 16-bit memory. Unlike CSA's board, which uses EXPENSIVE 32-bit STATIC ram, allows expansion with 32-bit DYNAMIC ram as follows: 0K (unpopulated 32-bit memory expansion ) $495 2Mb $895 4Mb $1295 * MANX SDB is shipping! They are following the waiting list as orders were received. That's when they'll start charging your MC/VISA. The features look very nice. It comes with MANX 3.6, which among other things includes new startup code, which will allow a program to be RUN from the CLI, and then Endcli that CLI :-) * Dale Luck has the "basic" X-11 server running (no xtoolkit or xlib yet). These will probably become shared libraries and one will be able to run multiple X screens. There will be support for Ameristar ethernet cards and SLIP. It will probably be distributed initially with the Ameristar boards. * SYNDESIS seems to have found a good market doing exchange programs for 3-D animations programs. I understand that they sold over 1000 units for Videoscape<->Sculpt and are now working on supporting other programs (forms-in-flight, etc...). That's it, for now. Thanks to all who stopped by at the OXXI's booth a said hello. We hope you'll soon see Digi-Weather at a TV station near you. -- Marco Papa Felsina Software
harald@ccicpg.UUCP ( Harald Milne) (01/20/88)
Once again, it's so strange Marco. I waited for a posting for AmiExpo, and just when I posted, guess what cropped up. And once again, I missed you. Good to hear from you! But, on the good side, it seems we compliment each other in reporting these events. > That's it, for now. Thanks to all who stopped by at the OXXI's booth a said > hello. We hope you'll soon see Digi-Weather at a TV station near you. I have been reading about this a way back. Could you elaborate on Digi-Weather for all us terribly uninformed? > -- Marco Papa > Felsina Software -- Work: Computer Consoles Inc. (CCI), Advanced Development Group (ADG) Irvine, CA (RISCy business! Home of the CCI POWER 6/32) UUCP: uunet!ccicpg!harald
alex@xicom.UUCP (Alex Laney) (01/27/88)
The '020 card that can use 16-bit memory effectively brings up something: Are there any memory boards available that are jumperable for 16/32bit? -- Alex Laney alex@xicom.UUCP ...utzoo!dciem!nrcaer!xios!xicom!alex Xicom Technologies, 205-1545 Carling Av., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada We may have written the SNA software you use. The opinions are my own.