A new type of Video Toaster?- ebay linky

[Vlabguy1]

Hahaha...check this link out and please send this guy a clue.  I tried several times as well as sending him  a web link to Altera.  He still does not get it..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320316142133&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123


Thought you guys might get a kick out of it..

Rich
ny

[Vlabguy1]

Um ...well if this is a NewTek product I'm shocked at the poor build quality..

and whats with the simm chip?  and the obvious jumper/repair wire to the left of the "This Way Up" board..

haha

Rich
ny

[Vlabguy1]

True dat.. :-)

Kin-Hell wrote:
@ nine3o, save2600 & CLS2086

I don't think we were discussing the fact of it NOT being a "Video Toaster" in it's own right.
We were discussing the fact it is NOT an "Amiga Video Toaster", as is IS advertised!  ;-)

[Vlabguy1]

I did send him a link to ALtera..and yes his auction is very misleading..and that aside..if he listed correctly he might get more bids.

It looked like some sort of embedded computer on a card..with the memory chip attached and the repair/mod/or jumper wire soldered across the chips..

Must be a very early Toaster for PC card..does not look like NewTek quality ..

People really think NewTek betrayed Amiga?  I personally don't think that is the case.  They did what they had to do in order to survive.  Don't they still service Amiga Toaster&Flyer cards?  
If by some miracle  NewTek decides to get back into the Amiga biz again Im sure plenty of people will welcome them with open arms.. :-).

just my take..
Rich

ny

Hey NewTek..purchase the Amiga(is it forsale?) and built a killer digital video/ image editing work station..hehe..

nine3o wrote:

Kin wrote:

I don't think we were discussing the fact of it NOT being a "Video Toaster" in it's own right.

Sorry but that is not how I read the title "A new type of Vidoe Toaster?" and the comments from Vlabguy1

I tried several times as well as sending him a web link to Altera. He still does not get it..

I read this as the device being sold is not a video toaster.  Either way we agree that this is NOT a video toaster for the Amiga and the seller is misleading.  :-)

[Vlabguy1]

Well to be fair..at the time of the Commodore demise and even a few years after there were more than a few people still using the Amiga/Toaster/Flyer combo professionally.. so I would hardly call them hobbyists..

Today on the other hand the professional use of the Amiga has diminished radically to say the least.  Im sure there are sum that still use it to make money..along side other machines. :-).  

recidivist wrote:

Business is about making money ,not just making a few hobbyists happy.[/quote]

[Vlabguy1]

mmm..well not necessarily.. I didn't not get my Toaster/Flyer sometime after..and Im sure there were some new comers to the Amiga Toaser/Flyer even after the fall of Commodore..sure not in the masses..but some.

And as I have heard ..even with VT5..there are somethings that the Amiga T/F set-up does better.  Not sure though, as I have not used a VT5.

Rich
ny





recidivist wrote:
 But at that point all those likely to use an Amiga/Toaster already had one,