Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!kengo From: kengo@rpi.edu (Kenneth M Goldenberg) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Subject: Amiga Demo on campus Message-ID: Date: 8 Feb 91 04:31:52 GMT References: <858@cbmger.UUCP> <1991Feb7.222920.13058@santra.uucp> <1991Feb8.042312.16582@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> Sender: kengo@nuge107.its.rpi.edu Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY Lines: 37 Nntp-Posting-Host: nuge107.its.rpi.edu Ever since "IBM Fun Day" I've been knocking around the idea of an Amiga demo, here at R.P.I. The Rensselaer Amiga Users Group has decided that it would be a good idea and it's starting to take shape. A local dealer has offered to spend the day demonstrating a few Amigas (I heard three) and is supposed to bring a Toaster. Members have already pledged about 10 Amigas, ranging from 500's to a 3000. What I'm wondering is twofold: If you were at best apathetic towards Amigas, had never heard of them, or "refused to use any computer that does not have 16 million colors" (Someone in my Computer Art class), what would turn your head long enough to take a look? I'm not posting this to advocacy, simply because I don't want to DEBATE whether or not we should show the Amiga, nor if the Amiga is as impressive as anything else. I simply want to know what you would be impressed by. I admit that this group is at LEAST biased, but I'd like a little bit of feedback. Among our group we have a substantial amount of software, and the dealer has offered to provide some. My initial thoughts are to have the slower machines showing sound, and maybe a Psygnosis game. What kind of things do you feel would impress (sort of) a student who uses RS/6000's and Sun 4's in computer labs? The second thing that I wanted to address is the possibility of a Commodore representative's attending. At a "Computer Fair" last semester NeXT, Sun, Apple, IBM, and Zenith had displays--some showing third party equipment (without a great deal of knowledge about those products IMHO). I'm not asking for equipment (though it would be nice), I just implore any Commodore reps, out there in Netland to think about an appearance. It would make any demo we put together much more formidable. I'll take replies wherever you send 'em... No one else cares about bandwith. -Mitch -- | ken_goldenberg@rpitsmts.bitnet |"Hey, Is there something in this water?" | | kengo@rpi.edu |"Er, no m'lud" | |---------------------------------|"Then take it away..." | | When's Spring break, again? |"...and put something in it. I got an idea"|