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From: jons@islenet.UUCP (Jonathan Spangler)
Newsgroups: net.micro.atari16
Subject: Re: Advertising methods
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Date: Wed, 5-Nov-86 16:41:16 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov  5 16:41:16 1986
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>>>etc), a windowing system is ideal.  It's nice to have the flexibility; it's
>price just to admire the artwork.  The IBM version uses those silly
>IBM screen "graphics" characters, while the ST has individual mini-icons
>for the rogue, for each type of monster (they even all have shadows!), and
>for each type of item or trap, as well as good representations of passageways
>(with cobblestones) and rooms (rather than the IBM/mainframe style of dots
>and dashes).  Even the Atari Explorer (BTW, nice pic, Neil...) had an IBM-style
>photo along with the ST Rogue article.  Why give people a poor impression of
>a nice machine and superior version of the software?
>--
>
> - Joel Plutchak

My guess? The version of ROGUE for the ST wasn't finished by the time the 
advertising deadlines were in... Did I hit the target?

Guessing is my middle name, and in Hawaii, it is a fact of life.

Aloha,

Jonathan Spangler
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