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From: spencer@eris.BERKELEY.EDU (Randy Spencer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga 1084
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Date: 15 Dec 87 05:47:08 GMT
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In article <2121@crash.cts.com> spierce@pnet01.cts.com (Stuart Pierce) writes:
>A new monitor, the Amiga 1084, has appeared in local stores lately.  As I
>don't remember it being mentioned here before, perhaps someone could comment
>on this new display?
>Stuart Pierce

[Sorry to be posting so much, but when I get a terminal program that makes
it really hard to edit on line I really like to torture myself!]

World of Commodore show seemed to be the first time most people had seen
this monitor.  The Canada people said the show was the first time for them
also.  The monitor has all sorts of goodies on it.

Remember the 1070, sharp monitor, but looked kind of goofy, then the 1080,
good picture, inexpensive, you could get boing ball logos for it from the
guys at Amiga Los Gatos. Everyone had either that or the Sony 1311 (or both).
Then the 2000 comes out and Commodore decideds to market a monitor that works
for both the 128, and the Amigas.  Only the 128 really doesn't need all that
resolution, so in order not to loose money on the deal they make the 2002,
a really not so hot monitor (course the 2000 had some video problems as well).

Now, sort of to make up for it, we are introduced to the 1084.  This is THE
Amiga monitor.  Sharp picture (course, I still would rather have a Sony 1302),
ample brightness, all sorts of switches and dials.  There is a Computer/VTR
switch on it (they know us now!), there are dials on the back to adjust the
vertical height (no longer do you need a screwdriver to adjust to a PAL 
Amiga), and for horizontal width! (no longer do you need to kill yourself
opening the monitor to take advantage of Morerows!).

I really like the 1084, and when I get my Amiga Ranger 3000, I will buy one
of those to go with it.  I just have too many monitors right now (5 for 3
computers...).
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