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From: nwickham@triton.unm.edu (Neal C. Wickham)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: NeXTWorld
Message-ID: <1991Apr25.005525.2690@ariel.unm.edu>
Date: 25 Apr 91 00:55:25 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
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Originator: nwickham@triton.unm.edu

Anyone seen the magazine NeXTWorld?  I am more convinced than ever that
NeXT will fail after thumbing thru NeXTWorld.  It was a throw-back to
the early 70s with lots of black & white photos with heavy heavy imagery
and overwhelming subliminal sexual content.  It nearly made me sick, I'd
just eaten.  It tried to project an image of power and strenth but will
probably only appeal to people with strong S&M tendencies.  It was overall
very depressing and will scare all but the hardcore sadists away.

The new Amiga World sure looked 'professional'.  ...not like issues in the
past.  I can't remember for sure but I don't think any games were advertised
in the new issue ...at least not in any big ads.  It looked very nice in my
warped opinion ...exciting but professional  ...90s.

I thought the A3000UX ad in Unix Review was also well done.  Someone in
comp.sys.amiga.unix commented that the olive-drab background color was
perhaps negetive.  ...I don't know... we did just win the war you know.
Olive-drab is good in 1991 in the USA.  We're wearing the white hats and
want a white machine (with red & blue C= colors) and all in light of olive
drab and the 'born to run' all american biker free spirit.  I thought it
was pretty good ...right on the money. ...for the american audience.


                                        NCW