From sue@cbmvax.cbm.commodore.com Wed Jan 6 22:05:02 1993 Received: from rutgers.edu by toadflax.cs.ucdavis.edu (4.1/UCD.CS.2.0) id AA01795; Wed, 6 Jan 93 22:04:55 PST Received: from cbmvax.UUCP by rutgers.edu (5.59/SMI4.0/RU1.5/3.08) with UUCP id AA15030; Thu, 7 Jan 93 00:10:28 EST Received: by cbmvax.cbm.commodore.com (5.57/UUCP-Project/Commodore 2/8/91) id AA26397; Wed, 6 Jan 93 17:35:40 EST Date: Wed, 6 Jan 93 17:35:40 EST From: sue@cbmvax.cbm.commodore.com (Sue West - CATS) Message-Id: <9301062235.AA26397@cbmvax.cbm.commodore.com> To: announce@cs.ucdavis.edu, harv@cup.portal.com, bknight!yury@jpradley.jpr.com Subject: Commodore at Winter Consumer Electronics Show (CORRECTION) Status: R PLEASE REPLACE MY PREVIOUS CES RELEASE WITH THE FOLLOWING CORRECTED VERSION: Commodore Features New Amiga Systems with Consumer Multimedia Applications at Consumer Electronics Show (Las Vegas, NV -- January 7, 1993) Commodore Business Machines,Inc. will feature and demonstrate a full range of Amiga (R) products at the Consumer Electronics Show, Booth #10041 in the North Hall, from January 7 - 10, 1993. Commodore's presentation at CES will focus on consumer multimedia applications and retail kiosk systems. Product demonstrations will include the new Amiga 1200 and 4000 Advanced Graphics Architecture TM (AGA) based machines, the entry-level Amiga 600, the Commodore Dynamic Total Vision (CDTV (R)) player, and a variety of peripheral products. Also included in Commodore's booth will be six third-party developers who will demonstrate a number of sophisticated Amiga multimedia applications for the home and professional user. The following is a list of the developers and a brief description of their products to be shown in the booth. The Miracle Piano Teaching System TM The Software Toolworks, Inc. The Miracle Piano Teaching System TM, the first piano which teaches users how to play, has 1,000 piano lessons with fun and exciting video games and popular songs. The system comes with built-in stereo speakers, AC Adapter, and earphones. The keyboard has velocity- sensitive keys, a sustain pedal, and full MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) compatibility. It can produce over 100 exciting digital music instrument sounds. The Miracle, with its three components -- software, a 49-key keyboard, and a cable connection to the user's computer -- has a suggested retail price of $479.95. G-Lock Great Valley Products G-Lock, a very affordable, high quality, versatile genlock rivals even the most expensive genlocks on the market. Compatible with all Amiga models, this feature-packed unit is completely software controllable through its user friendly control panel software, or through ARexx or the CLI. It can accept two composite on one Y/C input, and provides composite, Y/C, RGB or YUV outputs at all times. Many adjustable parameters affecting the incoming video are available and full support is provided. G-Lock lists in the U.S. for $449.00. AmiLink RGB Computer & Video AmiLink/CII (Consumer Industrial) is a derivative of AmiLink TM, RGB Computer & Video's professional desktop video editing system. CI offers cuts and A/B roll editing with the power of professional post-production systems. It also offers complete interface to the Video Toaster and control of up to six source and one record Panasonic AG 1960. Video Director Gold Disk Video Director is a videotape editing system for camcorder enthusiasts and professionals. Familiar VCR style controls make it easy to select and catalog videotaped moments or "clips." Clips from multiple tapes can be arranged in any order desired and VideoDirector will control a camcorder and VCR to produce a cleanly edited tape. VideoDirector includes a special Smart Cable serial port interface for controlling most popular VCRs and camcorders. St. Clair Interactive Communications St. Clair designs and develops custom interactive kiosk systems for a broad range of applications, including retail information and merchandising systems and customer service programs. The company will feature several of their Amiga-based kiosk systems, such as the K-Mart (R) Coupon Center, in the booth. Commodore Business Machines, Inc., based in West Chester, PA, is the U.S. subsidiary of Commodore International Limited. The company manufactures and markets a complete line of Amiga computers and peripherals for the business, consumer, education and government markets. The company's worldwide installed Amiga user base is presently almost four million. Commodore and CDTV are trademarks of Commodore Electronics Limited. Amiga and Advanced Graphics Architecture are trademarks of Commodore-Amiga, Inc. G-Lock is a trademark of Great Valley Products. The Miracle Piano Teaching System is a trademark of The Software Toolworks. AmiLink is a trademark of RGB Computer & Video. Digital EditMaster is a trademark of Digital Micronics, Inc. Video Toaster is a trademark of NewTek, Inc. K-Mart Coupon Center is a trademark of K-Mart Corporation. Commodore Business Machines, Inc. 1200 Wilson Drive West Chester, PA 19380 (215) 431-9100