I'm totally awe struck.  Guess what I just got in the mail?  I beautiful flyer
from Commodore, detailing all the info on their new A1200 and 4000!  It's
colourful, glossy, and actually nice to look at!  On the front, in big words,
it says "Between Now And May 2, 1993, You Can Save Up To $1,696.00 On A New
Amiga.  How's That For Any Eye Opener?" Then on the back it says "Showing you
the new Amiga 4000 and 1200 in the mail is like trying to show you 16,777,216
colours with your eyes closed." It's VERY nice.  Now for the big surprise, open
up the brochure (fold it out) be presented by a nice layout with pictures of
the A1200/4000, lots of info to read, prices, and 5 pictures comparing
15/32/64/4096/256000 colours! (HAM8 looks best).  There's even a nice colour
palette on the top left of the page, very pretty.  At the bottom it says "This
brochure was entirely designed and produced on a Commodore Amiga 4000 computer
identical to the ones detailed above." Hmm!  Nice job. 

I'm going to type out this ad, basically because it offers lots of good info
and I'm so surprised Commodore would do this (I hope C= sends these to computer
stores, puts them in computer mags, etc.).  
 
Start..
 
Most of the time, concepts are pretty hard to demonstrate in a printed
brochure.  16.8 million colours combined with speed and power are good
examples, which makes the next generation of Amigas just about impossible to
describe in any other setting than a live demo.  If you remember, it took the
same type of demonstration to show-off the original Amiga for the same reasons.
 
When we launched the A1000 eight years ago, it was an amazing personal
computer.. the first of a line of Amigas that we, and we hope you, have been
proud to show off to everyone.  Power, speed, multitasking, awesome
graphics...affordable!
 
It was fun showing windows and pull-down screens to PC owners before they had
even heard those terms...but times changed as did technology.
 
Our Amigas had to evolve (the power that was so dazzling in 1985 just isn't
enough in '93).  Many of us are running 3-D rendering programs and structured
drawing programs that require more muscle than we could have imagined in 1985. 
So, we developed a new line of Amigas, starting with the all new A4000 and
A1200.
 
It's not just another new Amiga... it's THE first really new Amiga since the
A1000 (and we want you to buy one).  We know, you're saying to yourself; 1) "I
already have a perfectly good 500 or 2000"; 2) "Why not just upgrade to 1200 or
4000 specs, what makes these so special?"; 3) "If I did get a new one, what 
about my software and peripherals?"; 4) "What's 'Power-Up'?".
 
First, we don't necessarily want you to get rid of your current Amiga.  Knowing
how productive an Amiga can be, you've probably recouped your original
investment may times over... but keep it.  Wouldn't it be great to give the
old one to the kids for their homework... keeping your new Amiga JUST FOR YOU!,
 
If you use your Amiga for Video or Multi-media (fields that seem to have been
created just to allow you to show-off an Amiga), you could probably use another
one anyway.  Nobody can have TOO many Amigas.
 
Second, this IS A NEW AMIGA.  Still compatible with your existing software but
capable of much more.
 
The A4000 and A1200 both have our new AGA (Advanced Graphics Architecture)
custom chip set.  AGA replaces the old Enhanced chip set.. Denise and Agnus
have been replaced with Alice and Lisa - good old Paula is still around but in
a sligthly revised form.
 
AGA means that your Amiga 4000 or 1200 is capable of using 256,000 colours
simultaneously out of a palette of 16,777,216 at a resolution of 640x480 or
640x960 or 800x600 or even 1280x400... and, that dosen't include overscan.
 
They're also faster.  A4000 CPU performance is double that of an A3000 with
graphic I/O performance up to four times faster than an ECS system; The A4000
features a Motorola 68040 32 bit processor running at 25MHz - the A1200 runs a
14.32MHz 60EC020 32 bit processor.  And, they're more versatile... Both have
CrossDOS built-in, the A4000 can even read and write to 1.4MB MS-DOS disks and
both run the new AmigaDOS(tm) 3.0 operating system.  The changes and
advancements are so extensive, they preclude upgrade of your current Amiga.
Unfortunate but unavoidable.
 
Third, your peripherals, Release 2 and many self-booting programs are still
compatible... external disk drives etc. will function perfectly but, the new
chip set and processors are spurring third parties to develop new software to
take advantage of AGA ...the new Deluxe Paint IV you're currently using, but
another version with features that truly use the potential of AGA.  Gold Disk
has done the same with its DTP software, as has ASDG.  And it's only the
beginning!
 
And now to "Power-Up"
 
Between now and May 2, 1993 buy a new A4000 (standard with 6MB RAM and A120MB
IDE Drive) and we'll include ASDG's Art Department Professional and Electronic
Arts Deluxe Paint IV.  Both are AGA versions.  This package has a suggested
retail proice of $5,195.00, but it's yours for $3,499.00 - A SAVING OF
$1,695.00!
 
Or, buy an A1200 (with 2MB of RAM), and we'll include Deluxe Paint IV and
Softwood Inc.'s Final Copy 1.3 for word processing.  This package should retail
for $1,134.00 but it's yours for $699.00 a $434.00 saving!  And there's even a
hard drive version of the 1200 available with a "Power-Up" saving $355.00.
 
(lists prices in columns)
 
"Power-Up" is only in effect until May 2nd so act soon.  Add a lot more muscle
to your computing...visit your authorized Commodore dealer today!
If you have already purchased an A4000 or A1200, contact Commodore directly at
1-800 661-AMIGA to cash-in on significant savings on your own "Power-Up"
software.
