8 Jun
1998
8 Jun
'98
1:59 a.m.
At 10:47 PM 6/7/98 -0500, nerdware(a)laidbak.com wrote:
IIRC, NewTek (makers of the Video Toaster) decided that since they were
having some trouble getting the Toaster accepted in the mainstream because
most people thought the Amiga was only a toy, they created an interface card
for a Mac that would allow the Mac user to run the Toaster-equipped A2000
(private-labeled for NewTek) from his Mac, thereby making it 'legit'.
At the time, my company had licensed some software to NewTek that was bundled
with the Toaster, including the PICT bitmap translator for that variant.
I also wrote the smoke-and-mirrors demo of the Toaster for the PC,
shown at a COMDEX and that won a little "Best of Show" crystal trophy.
So thorough was the judging that they didn't notice the Amiga under
the table that was actually doing the flashy video, or the serial
cable from the PC that was running a Visual BASIC program that sent
ARexx script commands to the Amiga...
I liked your Robert X. Cringely tribute page. I've had several
leaks leaked through him, although they were usually quite unrecognizable
once they'd been digested and printed.
- John
Jefferson Computer Museum <http://www.threedee.com/jcm>