[comp.sys.atari.st] Atari TT/ Video Toaster clarification

ramsiri@blake.u.washington.edu (Enartloc Nhoj) (03/06/91)

 Man, has this subject wreaked some havoc..

Let me clarify a few points, since it is evident that AMiga
readers are pretty upset about the articles i posted.

Regarding the Video Toaster marriage to the ATari TT:

1).  I have heard that a 3rd party is considering the marriage.
     ** I have never spoken with NewTek nor with ATARI..
    ... all i have heard is that a 3rd party is interested and
    perhaps working on the marriage to be furbished this year.

  SO please understand that I have never made mention that ATARI is
 involved with the Toaster.  Atari may indeed be, but i have 
  absolutely NO knowledge of this.  

2).  ANy third party may in fact take an existing Video Toaster 
   off the shelf and try to make it work on a TT.  This is what
   I understand to be happening.  

kevin
ramsiri@blake.acs.washington.edu

mikep@hpmwtd.HP.COM (Mike Powell) (03/07/91)

	
	Wow...   Where did all that additional information come from
	if YOU didn't furnish it?  It sounds like some TT+Toaster hopefulls
	got a bit too excited and fabricated rumor extensions (framed as
	facts) and got themselves more than a bit confused about your original
	post.  Of course putting a Toaster on ANY computer is POSSIBLE, but
	would almost certainly cost much more than a brand-new Amiga, not
	to mention that almost ALL of the software that supports Toaster
	would have to be re-written....

	BTW, my gramdma is working on putting a Toaster in her Kenmore
	vacuum cleaner... rumor has it that she is in contact with
	NewTek about the project...

	-Mike-

carter@cat27.cs.wisc.edu (Gregory Carter) (03/08/91)

For those of you curious about all this toasted toaster stuff, check ou the
March issue of BYTE mag.

I has a complete review of the toaster thing a ma jig.

--Gregory