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CERBERUS - The three headed hound guarding the gates of Hades |
| August, normally a quiet month of lazy summer days filled with peace and tranquillity, broken only by the kids trying to kill each other and the odd magazine closing, didn't really seem quite the same this year. Something was stirring, awakening, and preparing to break free. Strange noises and weird rumblings deep underground had been reported. Something was happening and judging by the obviously ferocious sounds coming to a head at the end of August the situation could no longer be contained. Weird Science had to call for help from Blittersoft to control the beast. If it broke loose NOW how would people cope, such things were not expected for many months to come, were we prepared.
It all began back in April 1997, a dark time of doom and despair. Suddenly light appeared on the horizon, Gateway bought the greatest ever multimedia computer of it's time and formed a new development company, Amiga Inc. They set about finding ways to leverage the technology into a new awesome computer with facilities and power only dreamt about. In May 1998 at the World Of Amiga Show Amiga Inc. announced a new machine with multimedia capabilities far beyond that of existing computers. The word went out and the whole Amiga Community was talking about 'DIGITAL CONVERGENCE'. However power has a price and the price of this utopia spoken of softly by Amiga Inc. was a gestation period of 18 months. It was unsatisfactory, appetites were whetted and everyone wanted it today. What was needed now was a new machine capable of running the latest software, with stunning 2D graphics capability, coupled with realistic 3D graphics, mind blowing sound, ability to play the latest DVD movies on the screen or output to a TV and full World Wide Web integration. In other words 'DIGITAL CONVERGENCE NOW!'. How could such a thing be possible? The Amiga Community slept peacefully in their beds during the summer months, dreaming of a time when they too could encounter the age of 'Digital Convergence'. Enjoy the latest entertainment and productivity software. Experience the eye popping, high quality movies on DVD with ear shattering Dolby Digital sound. Be totally immersed in whole new and realistic 3D Worlds. Feel the power of processors running so fast that they were in danger of going back in time. And whilst in their repose they drifted between this High Tech, World of DVD and 3D into more familiar territory of their Amiga software collection, all working on this fantastic new, totally integrated Multimedia Home Entertainment System. |
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WHAT! No one said anything about the old and the new on the same system. This really is fantasy. Next you will ask for Amiga, PC and Mac software all on one system and at a speed to make it 'usable'. We're not immortals, however at Weird Science and Blittersoft we are wholly committed to the Amiga. Even with the sad demise of CU Amiga Magazine this situation will not change. As such we jointly set about trying to achieve the dream, we wanted it, we deserved it, and only Amiga users were worthy of it. On September the 1st 1998 something clawed it's way out from the pit, spitting, biting and growling upon an unsuspecting world. From the gates of Hades has spawned 'Cerberus' a coalescence of Beast and Machine into a Totally Integrated Multimedia Home Entertainment System of awesome power. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This information is taken from the latest newsletter released by Weird Science. The details are not currently to be found on their web site, nor do they have a price yet. Also these specs may change before the machines release sometime in October. No pre-ordering is available at the moment. Keep checking back at Weird Science to find out more as soon as it's known | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
