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Title: Old-skool tech!
Post by: InTheSand on February 05, 2007, 07:59:13 PM

From http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37401

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While our local TV network has a high-speed network for editing newsrooms, video servers, resource management with lots of PCs running Windows XP and expensive software, live titling is still done using a 1989-built Commodore Amiga 2000. Bought almost 20 years ago, the beast still runs great using a Maxtor 240MB hard disk drive, with a 25MHz 68030 processor and 68882 math co-processor running Amiga DOS 3.1, and overlaying graphics to live video using a GVP G-Lock device. It has a total of 10MB of RAM. We have to go around in thrift shops hunting down Amiga 500s, Amiga 2000s for spare parts, keyboards and mice. Even a CDTV was victimised to get a Fat Agnus 8372A chip. The computer runs Scala IC500 as a titling program and it still runs great. We transfer data from the Windows boxes using 720KB formatted 3.5- inch diskettes

Nice story!!!

 - Ali

Title: Re: Old-skool tech!
Post by: X-ray on February 05, 2007, 08:39:58 PM

That's cool. You can't kill Amiga, my son!

Title: Re: Old-skool tech!
Post by: Speelgoedmannetje on February 05, 2007, 08:42:01 PM

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Even a CDTV was victimised to get a Fat Agnus 8372A chip.

NOOOOOOO!!!
:-o  :bigcry:
They could have bought it cheaply from Vesalia... :-/

Title: Re: Old-skool tech!
Post by: mick_aka on February 05, 2007, 09:29:51 PM

There is no end of miggy toaster systems still in widespread use, always brings a smile to my face when I spot one :)

Title: Re: Old-skool tech!
Post by: NoFastMem on February 06, 2007, 06:48:18 AM

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We transfer data from the Windows boxes using 720KB formatted 3.5- inch diskettes

They can't at least get a NIC for that machine? I mean it's charming, but that's like intentionally retarding your own workpace.