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From: hunter@phoenix.pub.uu.oz.au (James Gardiner [hunter])
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.tech,comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Re: AMIGA seen on Beyond 2000
Keywords: amiga sighting
Message-ID: <1991Jan8.004830.26455@phoenix.pub.uu.oz.au>
Date: 8 Jan 91 00:48:30 GMT
References: <449@shrike.AUSTIN.LOCKHEED.COM>
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In <449@shrike.AUSTIN.LOCKHEED.COM> vervalin@AUSTIN.LOCKHEED.COM (Paul Vervalin) writes:


>Another Amiga sighting!!!

>I was just watching the Discovery channel when Beyond 2000 came on.  It looked
>interesting so I watched it.  About 15 minutes into the episode (episode 77 to
>be exact) they started talking to Timothy Leary, of 1960's fame, when he started
>talking about computers and how wondeful they are, etc...  Then I saw an Amiga
>500, then a 2000, then a 1000.  This guy was surrounded buy Amigas.  Then he
>was showing some animation which I didn't recognize and he starts saying things
>like, you know to do graphics of this quality used to cost many thousands of 
>dollars, but now it is affordable enough, and easy enough to do that a 14 year 
>old can do it!!!  Then there was a DeluxePaint screen with some guy using a 
>brush that looked like Spock's head.  The whole thing lasted about 5-10 minutes,
>and was very enjoyable.  Annnnnnnnd, its going to come on again this Saturday.
>So for those of you who missed it, episode 77 will be coming on at 6:00 P.M.
>(Eastern Standard Time) on Saturday, January 5th.  Don't miss it.  The only 
>drawback was that once again there was no mention of the Amiga specifically, 
>BUT, you can clearly read the name on the monitor in several of the close up 
>shots.  Happy viewing....

>vervalin@austin.lockheed.com
Beyond 2000 is made in Australia so I know a few interesting facts about it.
Beyond 2000 has some BIG sponcers over here and One of the BIGGEST is
Apple Mac.  Because of this, the amiga is a NO-NO to show on the program
The amiga has made its way into some stories however.  You will notice
that they always use a MAC when any computer will do.  Ie for
cosmatics in a example.

Hunter
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