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From: uphwk@TERRA.OSCS.MONTANA.EDU (Bill Kinnersley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga Educational Ads
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Date: 12 Sep 90 17:27:45 GMT
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[In "Amiga Educational Ads" <1990Sep11.035153.13360@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>,
      es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) said:]
:
:	Well, the Amiga ad just appeared in Columbia's paper, the
:spectator. Despite some comments by one of the less respected
:forum members, the large amount of copy doesn't lower the effect.

I was the one who said the ad could be more effective in fewer words.
I don't know where you get the "less respected" part, but I would like
to assume that you are accidentally confusing me with someone else.

The Time/Newsweek ads a while back were 7 pages of small text.  It took 
detailed examination to conclude that they were an ad for something, and
nearly a magnifiying glass to spot the word Amiga.

As I said, the latest round is a big improvement, but IMHO could be more
effective if they were simplified even further.

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--Bill Kinnersley
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