Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site sdcrdcf.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!bellcore!decvax!ittatc!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!darrelj From: darrelj@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Darrel VanBuer) Newsgroups: net.tv,net.games.trivia Subject: Re: AT&T on TV Message-ID: <2684@sdcrdcf.UUCP> Date: Mon, 17-Mar-86 09:46:33 EST Article-I.D.: sdcrdcf.2684 Posted: Mon Mar 17 09:46:33 1986 Date-Received: Wed, 19-Mar-86 00:50:49 EST References: <229@mrstve.UUCP> <986@houxa.UUCP> Reply-To: darrelj@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Darrel VanBuer) Organization: System Development Corporation R&D, Santa Monica Lines: 17 Keywords: AT&T, Dallas, The Colby's, Dynasty Xref: watmath net.tv:4206 net.games.trivia:2518 A few years ago, I did a little consulting for a computer oriented TV show, and the tech staff was always trying to scrounge the loan (or better) of exotic equipment to dress the sets or do some effect. The most impressive item I saw loaned was a 2K x 2K plasma panel about 4 or 5 feet square (for which they only had a canned demo to draw a world map). The most they "gave" for such loans was one line in the credits; small stuff didn't even get that. -- Darrel J. Van Buer, PhD System Development Corp. 2525 Colorado Ave Santa Monica, CA 90406 (213)820-4111 x5449 ...{allegra,burdvax,cbosgd,hplabs,ihnp4,orstcs,sdcsvax,ucla-cs,akgua} !sdcrdcf!darrelj VANBUER@USC-ECL.ARPA