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Some more info for those interested in the new Toaster Flyer… As one might expect it requires two hard drives. The rep at NAB said you could get something like six minutes per gigabyte, but varied with resolution. In the demo I saw the computer locked up and had to be rebooted, so I guess it's still got some bugs. Their "Flyer System" includes the following: Flyer ($3995), two 1.7 gig drives ($1920 per), Toaster 4000 ($2395), TBC (optional Newtek TBC), CD ROM ($400), and Amiga 4000. Total of about $14,300. So far only the Micropolis 1.7 gig 2217AV can be used with the system. The system also handles two channels of 44.1khz audio. At the Newtek booth there was also someone handing out flyers for the Raptor from DeskStation Technology, which is the Screamer. It includes two RISC processors, 128Mb of RAM, for under $15,000. It requires "preferably" a Toaster 4000, an ethernet card, and Lightwave 3.1. The flyer says they are shipping now (phone (800)793-3375). It seemed like everywhere you turned at NAB there was another company demonstrating a new nonlinear system.