#VLAB-M
<<Does 3.1 have a more MAC-LIKE desktop ?>>
Hmmm, I thought it was the other way around. <G> If you mean putting color
pics in the background, then yes. IMHO, the Workbench is still better than the
MacOS. You can view files by icon, name, (no small icon), or whatever. I
don't know of a way to do 'aliases' on the Amiga, but 3.1 does have a LEAVE OUT
and PUT AWAY function.
<<You mentioned emplant, can the amiga run mac applications with this item ?
About 95% of the programs work on Emplant. Photoshop, 7.5.1 OS, Buried In
Time, Daedalus Encounter, Rebel Assault, MacCIM, CompuServe Mac CD, Star
Trek:Tech Manual, Myst, and a whole lot more work on Emplant as if it was a
real Mac. There's 8 bit stereo sound that really doesn't sound all that bad,
and the Emplant Deluxe has Mac serial and parallel ports for printers, modems,
etc. There's even an internal and external SCSI interface for CD-ROM drives,
etc. I've been really impressed with Emplant. What's even nicer, is when you
upgrade your Amiga processor the Mac side is also upgraded. 030=MacII,
040=Quadra, 060=PowerMac with 1/2 speed of the FPU. You can even transfer files
back and forth from Amiga-Mac, Mac-Amiga.
<<Have you ever read any material comparing VLAB-M to other platform's DTV
methods such as Radius Videovision or Targa 2000.>>
Never heard of those others; just the Toaster Flyer. I'll probably get the
Flyer for my system, but I haven't ruled VLAB out as an alternative.
<<Yes, I'm getting the Magnum 040 with the SCSI 11 controller.>>
Did you get it yet? I'd wait for the 060's. They're not much more, and
it'll be worth the wait. The speed increase is a quantum leap from the 040,
and will be a much better solution for your VLAB.
Waiting till Motorola decides to release that 68060.
Chris Shepard: 030/50 A2000 with Toaster 4000 & MacIIfx via Emplant.