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From: peterc@softway.sw.oz.au (Peter Chubb)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.multimedia
Subject: Amiga used as basis for Virtual Reality
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Date: 8 May 91 04:33:36 GMT
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In New Scientist, April 6 1991, there is an article on page 21 that
describes a virtual reality games machine based on `a powerful version
of a Commodore Amiga home computer'.

Features include:
	1.  Stereoscopic full colour display.
	2.  Quadraphonic sound.
	3.  speech control.
	4.  Multi-player -- up to 25 people can share the same virtual
	reality.

The company that is developing the machine is W Industries.  It was
launched in March at a price around 20 000 pounds sterling.

Apparently, the Amiga is used for the sound generation, but two custom
graphics processors produce the stereo imagery, one for each eye.


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			Regards,

				- Peter Chubb