I've got to ask about this tomorrow at work to see what NewTek thought about it. (I wasn't there yet)
I vaguely remember Tim, Paul, Allen & Stuart being more than a little pissed off in Pasadena @WOCA and their lawyers trying to find a way to shut us down... (A really good friend of mine that was also pretty close with Paul since the beginning of FAUG had let me know that opening morning) And probably equally pissed off were the people at "Video Toaster User" magazine after realizing that we had snuck a full page color advertisement into that months "show" issue. I think it was even the backpage too?
What I don't think anybody realized at the time and not that it makes it right but, I was 19. Had worked in booths demoing software I had written, at every Amiga and graphics tradeshow (Siggraph, NAB, CES) since I was 15 pretty much along side them. And completely idolized Newtek and everything they stood for! (we won't even talk about Laura Longfellow & Kiki).
The original development that went into what became LR was legitimate and it was just coincidence that along the way I found I could debundle LW. I would've done anything to work in Topeka (despite it being Topeka) but they were never interested, especially after...
You've got to admit that selling LW stand alone seemed like a no brainer.
You would think but the profit on those Toasters was pretty major. Not to mention that without the VideoToaster, Commodore and the Amiga would've died much earlier. I really hope it (as I was told) helped Allen & Stuart during their next contract negotiations.
That's one heck of a feat, I applaud your ability to make it work reliably.
Getting it to work reliably was definitely the most important and (also) most difficult thing!