grue@phoenix.pub.uu.oz.au (Adam Eberbach) (05/01/91)
> It has been months since MAST declared that ColorBurst would be >released. Supposedly for the price of DCTV an amiga user could buy colorburst >and get a 24 bit graphics adapter [card?]. Well, I am sure Amiga users >around the world are waiting... so could anyone who has some info please >post!!!!!! Ok.....Colorburst is experiencing a few difficulties with some legal types according to "The Bandito" of the "Roomers" column, Amazing Computing 2/91. Apparently the marketroids at Quantel don't want to see the Colorburst get to the market because it uses 24-bit techniques that Quantel claim patent on. I quote - "The Bandito supposes that Quantel is just a dinosaur fighting to stay alive while all of these feisty little mamals are clawing their way up the food chain. They'd better wake up soon though. The tradiional video business is being turned upside down, and those who don't adapt will die." I hope he's talking about Macs there.... /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ \ Adam Eberbach - grue@phoenix.pub.uu.oz.au / / Special offer! You send me $100 - I'll send you NOTHING! \ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
moonhawk@bluemoon.uucp (David Culberson) (05/03/91)
grue@phoenix.pub.uu.oz.au (Adam Eberbach) writes: > > > > > > > It has been months since MAST declared that ColorBurst would be > >released. Supposedly for the price of DCTV an amiga user could buy colorbur > >and get a 24 bit graphics adapter [card?]. Well, I am sure Amiga users > >around the world are waiting... so could anyone who has some info please > >post!!!!!! > > > Ok.....Colorburst is experiencing a few difficulties with some legal types > according to "The Bandito" of the "Roomers" column, Amazing Computing 2/91. > Apparently the marketroids at Quantel don't want to see the Colorburst get to > the market because it uses 24-bit techniques that Quantel claim patent on. > > I quote - > > "The Bandito supposes that Quantel is just a dinosaur fighting to stay alive > while all of these feisty little mamals are clawing their way up the food > chain. They'd better wake up soon though. The tradiional video business is > being turned upside down, and those who don't adapt will die." > > I hope he's talking about Macs there.... > > /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ > \ Adam Eberbach - grue@phoenix.pub.uu.oz.au / > / Special offer! You send me $100 - I'll send you NOTHING! \ > \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ If you looked in the next issue, he retracted that statement. MAST is NOT under litigation from Quentel, they are attempting to pass the FCC test, which they failed the first time. Quentel is suing some other company, and The Bandito was stating that IF Quentel wins, then ColorBurst might have difficulties, as well. David This is from moonhawk@bluemoon.uucp moonhawk%bluemoon@nstar.rn.com who doesn't have their own obnoxious signature yet
drtiller@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Donald Richard Tillery Jr) (05/04/91)
Look folks, there is NO legal hassle with ColorBurst! The technique used by DCTV more closely resembles the Quantel method and Digital Creations is not under litigation either! ColorBurst has been shipping in PAL versions for nearly two months. The NTSC version had trouble with the FCC tests last week. The engineers at the company doing the testing (hired by the FCC) are working with MAST to plug the "signal leakage" that was detected. This should only take a couple of weeks. Be patient...no one has waited longer than me....I'm FIRST on the list! Rick Tillery (drtiller@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu)