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From: terry@comcon.UUCP (Terry LaGrone)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: CDTV
Summary: Just look around...
Message-ID: <420@comcon.UUCP>
Date: 28 Jun 90 17:17:15 GMT
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Organization: Computer Connection, Anchorage Alaska
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In article <10728@hydra.gatech.EDU>, gt5784a@prism.gatech.EDU (Walter G. Reynolds (JJ)) writes:
> Regarding CDTV: does anyone else besides me think that it might not
> catch on because you can't pirate on it?  Many, many people (not including
> myself-I have a 1000 and don't pirate) bought their Amiga 500's because
> they knew someone who had lotsa games, and would give copies away.
> I don't like it as much as the next guy, but it *is* a possibility that
> CDTV will fail because people will, god forbid, have to actually BUY their
> software...
> 
> W.Reynolds.

The game market has lots of rental places now for Nintendo,  if CDTV does
what it is supposed to, these same locations will rent Amiga CDTV games,  the
critical mass is very large for this to happen.  Nintendo is in 28% of homes
of 12 -17 year old males.

Terry LaGrone