Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!att!occrsh!uokmax!unmvax!aplcen!haven!purdue!bu-cs!snorkelwacker!think!mintaka!oliveb!pyramid!decwrl!dogie.macc.wisc.edu!uwm.edu!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ukma!phoenix From: phoenix@ms.uky.edu (R'ykandar Korra'ti) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Amiga Origins & Trivia Message-ID: <12980@s.ms.uky.edu> Date: 19 Oct 89 03:04:44 GMT References: <1921@nigel.udel.EDU> <19794@ut-emx.UUCP> Reply-To: phoenix@ms.uky.edu (R'ykandar Korra'ti) Organization: El'n'tk National Spaceport, Mission Control Lines: 16 In article <19794@ut-emx.UUCP> jonabbey@walt.cc.utexas.edu (Jonathan Abbey) writes: >5) What was ABasiC and > (extra points) what popular computer of 1978 did it model its editor on? ABasiC was the original BASIC interpreter for the Amiga. It was replaced by Amiga Basic. Which was actually an improvement - I've got a copy of ABasiC. I THINK the editor is the old Atari 400/800 editor. It definately interprets commands the same way... >10) When was the last time Commodore show an Ad for the Amiga on network tv, > and how long did they run? Real network ads? 1985(?) and not very long (I only saw one of them.) If you count cable (MTV, etc), then 1987, for six weeks I think. I didn't think they were very good. - R'ykandar. -- | R'ykandar Korra'ti, Editor, LOW ORBIT | phoenix@ms.uky.edu | CIS 72406,370 | | Elfinkind, Unite! | phoenix@ukma.bitnet | PLink: Skywise | QLink: Bearclaw |