#Caligari at SIGGRAPH
07-Aug-89 20:37:14
Sb: #20557-#Caligari at SIGGRAPH
Fm: Mike Berro 76004,2001
To: Stan Kalisher (Impulse) 76004,1767
Do you mean SIGGRAPH? I felt there were two main "themes"; low-cost
workstations, and (to steal a phrase) connectivity. I saw a full-featured
self-contained workstation from a big name for less then $12K. I also saw
a Sun controlling the $100K Pixel Machine. I went to the show primarily to
keep in touch with people, rather than technology. I talked with a lot of
vendors, and most were willing to support me in getting the Amiga to
control or communicate with their hardware. Unfortunately, I have neither
the time nor resources to tackle everything (although I do have some
surprises). I hope that CBM or other developers have done the same. My
comments about the Amiga booth? After the NAB show, I posted ONE message
(in 'vendor) voice a moderate complaint. Because of that complaint, we
were not invited to this year's siggraph. My comment is thus "no
comment". —Mike