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From: keithley@apple.com (Craig Keithley)
Newsgroups: sci.virtual-worlds
Subject: Re: FVT will be on display
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Date: 18 Feb 91 17:08:44 GMT
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In article <16638@milton.u.washington.edu> frerichs@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu 
(David J Frerichs) writes:

> By self-contained, they mean that the hardware is totally independant of 
> ANY desktop workstation or external hardware (ie it's total custom 
> hardware). As a stand-alone unit, it generates a virtual world that is
> contained within its memory.

> <stuff deleted>

> I hope that this answers some questions about the system.  I wish I 
> could be more specific about the hardware, but those will have to wait
> till the public display.

While I believe in tantalizing your prospective customers, you've 
not answered the questions I need/want answered.  

And to tell you the truth, what you've described sounds like a glorified 
video game (no outside computer, under $1000.00).  How much ($) is the 
authoring system?  How many virtual objects can it support simultaneously? 
What's the storage medium?  

While I won't pretend I was going to come to Illinois,  you've not given 
me enough information to make me even want to. 

Craig Keithley, Apple Computer
keithley@apple.com 
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