Picasso IV - what can it do that the other cards can not?

[LoadWB]

@red

I don't see how you're a rip-off artist if someone willingly pays whatever amount for an item on auction.  Blah.

@alexh

Klaus Burkert, father of the Picasso family, died in April 2001 and with him went any chance of Village Tronic making anything Amiga ever again.

How/why is that?  Is he the only one who knew the system that well?

I picked one up about four years ago for about $300.  Very pleased with that purchase, just hoping the thing never gives out on me.

[LoadWB]

alexh wrote:

Klaus was one of the older members of VT, the driving force behind Amiga development and once he was gone, I am sure it would have been the excuse VT needed to cancel all expensive, non profitable Amiga hardware production.

Potential opportunity for Individual Computers or E3B?  In all seriousness, I had planned to buy a Mediator for my 4000D up until the advent of the Deneb.  With a native SVGA and Amiga over SD/FF (PIV,) network (X-Surf 3cc,) and USB (Deneb,) I see little use of a PCI expansion.  Even sound should be feasible with a USB audio adapter.

A redrumloa or AmigaKit Christmas bundle of a Zorro III video card like the PIV and a Deneb would be a power purchase for the Zorro III system owner.

But, then again, I do like the idea of showing PC guys that my nearly two-decade old Amiga can use PCI cards, and the ease of cheap replacements is appealing -- I have TONS of S3 Virge, ATI, and other video cards laying around.