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From: rjc@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Ray Cromwell)
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Subject: Re: AMIGA DEMOS: Europe VS. USA
Keywords: demos
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Date: 24 Apr 91 20:11:55 GMT
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In article <1991Apr24.014841.46303@vaxb.acs.unt.edu> wright%etsuv2.etsu.edu@ricevm1.rice.edu writes:
>One thing I must state, MOST, if not 98%, of your argument was with C64 coders. 
   That's because the arguemnent degenerated into "American teens have
little attention span, can't program, etc" If American teens program
on other platforms it provides eveidence to contradict this statement.
The Amiga issue is illrelevant. It's equivelent to asking, "Why are there
no American teens who program the Spectrum ZX?" The Amiga may not be
as popular in the US as it is in Europe.

>Please make note that *MY* observations are for the Amiga community as this (I
>thought) was obvious, since we are in an Amiga group and the subject is AMIGA
>DEMOS: Europe VS. USA. 

   You are correct here. The arguement is not "American teens have less
ability." So why the differing between US and Euro demos? I think it is this.
1)Amiga's are less popular in the US. 2)Programmers know where the money is,
IBM. 3)Amiga owners in the US tend to have lots of ram, an HD, and 
an accleratoror, perfect for Animation. 
  I don't know what the real reason is, but I tend to like American 
demos because I like art and ray-tracing. Things like Luxo Jr from Pixar
are amazing. Euro Vectors were cool the first time I saw them but now
they are getting old since almost every group uses them.

>Brian Wright
>wright%etsuvax2@ricevm1.rice.edu   or   wright@etsuvax2.bitnet
>--------------------------------------------------------------
>Standard Disclaimer.... not my words and all that jazz.


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