

|1-Ten Reasons to own an Amiga



                       by Loris Law from Visionsoft


|1-Animation



The  Amiga  has  superior  animation capabilities.  That is why the Walt
Disney  Company  chose the Amiga over the IBM and Mac as the platform on
which  to  introduce  the  first  animation development program for home
computer.


|1-Efficiency



The  Amiga's graphical user interface (GUI) is twice as memory efficient
as  the  Mac, and four times more efficient than Microsoft Windows.  The
Amiga's  GUI runs well in as little as 512k, but Windows needs about two
megabytes.


|1-Multimedia



The Amiga's custom chips -- Denise, Fat Agnus, etc., -- are dedicated to
music,  graphics,  animation,  and  so  on  -- giving the Amiga superior
multimedia  capabilities.   The Amiga was designed from the ground up to
be a true multitasking computer.


|1-Multitasking



The  Amiga has the built-in ability to run several different programs at
the  same  time.   This  feat,  called  multitasking,  is  not as easily
performed  on  the  other platforms because (1) they were not originally
designed  with  true multitasking in mind, and (2) they lack the Amiga's
special custom chips that assist the CPU in the multitasking function


|1-Overscan (Screen Animation)



Unlike the IBM and the Macintosh, the Amiga has overscan, the ability to
display images all the way out and beyond the visible edges of a monitor
screen.   The  Amiga  supports  overscan  in  all resolutions, including
severe overscan.


|1-Reputation



In  non-biased  publication  that  rate  home  computers, the Amiga is a
standout.   For  example,  for several years in a row, Germany's leading
computer magazine, Chip, has named the Amiga, Home Computer of the Year.


|1-Software Expense



Software  costs  much  less  for the Amiga.  Often software on the other
platforms  is  sold  to businesses, and is priced accordingly.  Business
have  more  money to spend on software than you do.  Why should you have
to pay those prices?


|1-Support



Famous  users  of the Amiga include scientist Arthur C.  Clarke, creator
of  the  communications satellite, and author of 2001:  A Space Odyssey.
Then  there  is B.B.  King, and many others.  Over 4,000,000 Amigas have
been  sold  to  date,  and  the  machine is supported by well over 3,000
computer programs.


|1-Versatility



Neither  the  IBM  nor the Mac can run Amiga software, but the Amiga can
run  IBM  and  Mac  software  from  Special  plug-in  boards,  chips and
software.


|1-Desktop Video



The  Amiga  is  the  leading  computer  in  the rapidly growing field of
desktop  video.   In  terms  of  both capability and available software.
According  to  a  recent survey, 50% of video professionals with desktop
computers have Amigas.


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