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From: wkb@trsvax
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Re: Showscan - (where is it)
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Date: Wed, 17-Jul-85 14:46:00 EDT
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> 	Several months ago I read about Douglas Trumbull's
> "Showscan" system for movies. It uses 70mm film running at
> 60 frames per second to achieve a very life-like image.
>
> 	Can anyone tell me which chain of Pizza stores
> has set up small theatres on their premises to demonstrate
> this system?

   The name of the chain is "Showbiz Pizza Place".

>	Are there any in San Francisco? (siggraph city)

   I don't know if there are any in SF, but it is a nation-wide chain.

                                            - wkb

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