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From: C503719@UMCVMB.MISSOURI.EDU (Baird McIntosh)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Here's who is using Amiga
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Date: 17 Nov 90 21:36:38 GMT
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          rblewitt@sdcc6.ucsd.edu (Richard Blewitt) said:
>In article <3646@corpane.UUCP> sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks) writes:
>
>[ discussing whether RoboCop II computer effects were done on an Amiga ]
>
>>I remember hearing that the Amiga was not used after all.
>>They used a Mac II instead.
>>
>No! The Amiga was used.  The guy who did this is going to be talking
>to our users' group soon.  Besides, how do you do animation on a
>Mac, the people who did Disney Animation Studio said they could only
>get a pathetic 2 frames a second on a Mac :)

Hey, guys!?  What about that issue of INFO (before the name change) which
was the last issue before they started the summer of 90.  The cover article
was on how the Amiga *was used* for the RoboCop II effects.  I don't have the
article here, but if this thread is still around when I return from
Thanksgiving break, I can tell you my findings.

BTW, I haven't seen RoboCop II; is it out on VHS yet?

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