CompuServe Messages

I'll only address a few of your points Kim. 1. Flicker in interlace mode is both a boon and a cross we must bear in order to be NTSC compatible. The compatibility with NTSC is something that will sell as many Amigas for video applications as the desktop publishing programs have sold for the Mac. 2. Output to laser printer is here and now, though I have not heard of any packages that use Postscript (not yet anyway. very soon though). 3. Ease of use/consistent interface… I agree that this is a problem, though in the long run it is less of a problem than having to write software only at the highest mouse/icon interface level. As with NTSC compatibility, the ability to program at many levels in at least three distinct operating syatem levels frees the programmer to do things that other, more restrictive machines do not allow. 4. Smaller software pool, yes, and you are right to recommend against the Amiga if the application your friend has in mind cannot be done within the existing software pool, and if it needs to be done now. To be fair though, the potential of tha Amiga has been, and is continuing te be demonstrated by more and more packages becoming available. Being only a little over a year old, I think the comparison with other machines, if made within the same time period will favour the Amiga. I can hardly wait until the REALLY good stuff starts arriving, though I don't expect to see it for at leats 2 more years. 5. No comment, other than to say they are in better shape now than they have been for a long time. 6. A function of software. The Amiga has the ability to print at any resolution supported by the printer you have attached. It also has the ability to have many different printers attached, and to have them supported by a driver that is transparent to the program running. Textcraft is flashy, slow, WYSIWYG, slow, intuitive, slow, and lacks features. It is considered an "entry level" WP only. Regards, Larry.