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Re: The DraCo/Dracovision, the first "true" Amiga clone
« Reply #59 from previous page: November 16, 2010, 01:35:55 AM »
you know you dont have to have things sent by air  brought set speakers for usa ebay
was from texas (they do things big there ) l live in new zealand so by austrila
air freight was going cost fortune so he sent surface by sea was okay didnt take too long
thye big speakers too mind yu not 150 kg by any means maybe 40kg
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Re: The DraCo/Dracovision, the first "true" Amiga clone
« Reply #60 on: November 16, 2010, 01:59:10 AM »
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you know you dont have to have things sent by air  brought set speakers for usa ebay
was from texas (they do things big there ) l live in new zealand so by austrila
air freight was going cost fortune so he sent surface by sea was okay didnt take too long
thye big speakers too mind yu not 150 kg by any means maybe 40kg


True, I've shipped to Australia before. It does take significantly longer than air, and its still costly (compared to virtually anywhere else in the world), but it much more affordable.
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Re: The DraCo/Dracovision, the first "true" Amiga clone
« Reply #61 on: November 16, 2010, 03:07:16 AM »
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Hey guys

Just so you know I'm selling my Uber Rare DraCo VISION Cube with DV Module and hundreds of gbs of space! (hours and hours of video) Has a nice

Thanks

Are you posting it to ebay?  
How many drives installed?  What sizes?
How much memory is installed?
What version of MovieShop?
Original install disks & manuals?
 

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Re: The DraCo/Dracovision, the first "true" Amiga clone
« Reply #62 on: November 16, 2010, 06:27:22 AM »
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Are you posting it to ebay?

I'd rather sell it outside of ebay.. but if no buyer will put on ebay.
 
How many drives installed? What sizes?

About 4-5 drives.. large sizes many many hours of video and storage(when I set it up for pics I'll know exacxtly)

How much memory is installed?

The max 128mb of EDO ram too! Super fast I think the 060 is at 75mhz too!

What version of MovieShop?

Last known veresion for Draco

Original install disks & manuals?

Yes original install CDs and manuals..
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Re: The DraCo/Dracovision, the first "true" Amiga clone
« Reply #63 on: November 27, 2010, 03:51:26 AM »
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Re: The DraCo/Dracovision, the first "true" Amiga clone
« Reply #64 on: November 27, 2010, 04:25:36 AM »
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Best? Gosh, I'm blushing! That was a fun manual to write.

--Doug


Hi, welcome, is there an anecdote you could share with us about the DraCo/DraCovision?
 

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Re: The DraCo/Dracovision, the first "true" Amiga clone
« Reply #65 on: December 16, 2010, 04:30:31 AM »
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Hi, welcome, is there an anecdote you could share with us about the DraCo/DraCovision?


Honestly I don't remember a whole lot of details--I must be getting old. I do remember getting the unit and thinking it was giant. The part I was proudest of was documenting the RPN editing stack feature. This was probably actually for the VLab Motion not the Draco specifically. (Fuzzy memory here) Originally, it was called something else, but as I started playing with it, I realized it was Reverse Polish Notation. I knew this because I was an avid HP calculator user. I asked them to change the UI to reflect this name change. The German version probably has the other name. I guess they picked the right person to do the manual since this was the core of the effects processing.

I also remember doing this pretty intense video for my daughter and her friends. It had all these video windows flying around and it was pretty easy to do with the Vlab. If you understand RPN it's incredibly powerful.

I also remember that they were happy and surprised that I returned the unit promptly :-)
 

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Re: The DraCo/Dracovision, the first "true" Amiga clone
« Reply #66 on: December 16, 2010, 05:59:09 AM »
Thanks for sharing it with us.