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Toaster Demo

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#35412From: Andrew McGuirkFeb 11, 1992 12:25 PM
I need someone to come to a customer site and demo a Toaster live. I am in the Los Angeles area in So. Cal. Can you please recomend a vendor that would be willing to do that. I contacted Media/Media and they were no help at all. Also I would be willing to do the demo myself if you have a policy about sending out demo units. I can give you all of my info in a private message if there is anything along those lines. Andrew McGuirk
#35434From: Lee StranahanFeb 11, 1992 11:35 PM
Sorry to jump in – but I AM Media/Media and I'm sorry we couldn't help you…we are in the process of closing things down, as I am moving to Topeka RSN. What exactly do you need? Give me a call at (818) 505-1464 and I'll see if there's anything I CAN do…
#35451From: RAD Moose @ NewTek, Inc.Feb 12, 1992 9:48 AM
Hi Andrew, The best bet is for you to contact NewTek Sales @ 800-368-5441. They will be able to refer you to our authorized dealers in the L.A. area. Since Media Media is closing up shop, it would work out well for you to contact the sales dept. Jud
#35462From: Nick MurrayFeb 12, 1992 3:57 PM
Are those cool Toaster T-Shirts available to purchase? A friend of mine got one at a show a while back. It had "say revolution" on the left front and it had the big toaster logo in back. I know you can get them free if you upgrade to 2.0, but I don't have a toaster… yet. 😎 Nick
#35485From: RAD Moose @ NewTek, Inc.Feb 13, 1992 9:48 AM
Hi Nick, At this time the really cool NewTek T-shirts are not for sale. The latest shirts were available to customers who upgraded to version 2.0 of the Video Toaster software by January 31st. We have had such a huge demand for various NewTek T-shirts that we are looking into the possibility of offering them for sale to the general public. When we decide how to proceed it will be posted here and certainly in the Amiga magazines. Thanks/ Jud
#35646From: Erik FlomFeb 16, 1992 8:32 PM
One commment about your shirts . . . . I just got my 2.0 upgrade, and the quality of the upgrade is dragged down by th LOW quality of your T-shirts. In the future, I recommend the use of Hane's Beefy-Ts. Most screen printers offer this type of shirt. These 50-50 (50%cotton, 50%polyester) shirts are of mediocre quality, and I am surprised that you guys would deliver a product of such low quality. I hope this doesn't mean the marketroids are taking over at NewTek? (I notice the A slice of the toaster effects panel is set up for Kiki to sell the product, as opposed to selecting effects used most by users. This may sound like sour grapes, (trust me, I like 2.0) but it isn't. I know NewTek is growing fast, and I would hate to see you guys become a bloated mediocre company. Keep that cutting edge sharp guys . . . Erik Flom (Vocal Toaster User)
#35668From: Kip KedershaFeb 17, 1992 9:12 AM
I could really care less about the quality of the shirt…after all it is only a T-shirt. I'm more interested in the fact that a 34 year old guy like me is going to walk through the mall with a t-shirt that has a death skull on it. It would have been a real nice T-shirt if it just had front only maybe smaller above the pocket. (Cheaper to produce too…probably) Oh well….we are a bunch of complainers anyway. Ha! No complaints on 2.0 I LOVE IT!!
#35683From: SyndesisFeb 17, 1992 7:44 PM
Wow – a "gimmee" in a $400 upgrade for a $2400 device, costs maybe $4-5 bucks in bulk, and you've going to complain? I've got a closet full of promotional t-shirts. I try to find alternative uses for them all – right now, the window shade at the other end of the room is augmented by an "Atari Speed Skating" t-shirt and a "1989 Amiga DevCon" t-shirt. Maybe I should replace one of them with my new black Toaster 2.0 shirt, it would probably block the light, too. The T2 shirt is the same brand that I've seen NewTek use for years, and yours is the first complaint I've heard. It's a 50/50 blend, too. As for T2 shirts, the Coolest Friends of NewTek have the Xmas party version, which has the skull logo on the front. 🙂
#35692From: Erik FlomFeb 18, 1992 1:35 AM
Well, It's the first shirt I've gotten from them. My comments were made from experience as a silk screener, and a longtime t-shirt wearer. I would like to have a shirt that would last for a long time, so I could proudly advertise Toaster2.0 for years to come. And it wouldn't have cost them that much more.
#35814From: Wayne ColeFeb 20, 1992 2:08 AM
At least its not as bad as MSS Platinum series Tees. They bought and sent out on irregulars!!. wmc
#36119From: Erik FlomFeb 27, 1992 1:24 AM
And they were advertising their Platinum series?!?!? A pox on all who would use less than 100% cotton BEEFY-T's for their silkscreening! (The above was not an intentional product endorsement) Erik Flom
#36165From: Wayne ColeFeb 28, 1992 1:16 AM
Erik, I'm with you on the 100% cotton. wmc