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From: kim@amdahl.UUCP (Kim DeVaughn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Rumor Mills Grinding...
Message-ID: <6471@amdahl.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 4-May-87 18:06:27 EDT
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Posted: Mon May  4 18:06:27 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 5-May-87 05:29:58 EDT
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Keywords: arcade chip graphics sex :-)

In article <32122@auc.UUCP>, rar@auc.UUCP (Rodney Ricks) writes:
>      According to INFO magazine,  Bally has purchased the rights to use
> "Amiga technology" in their arcade games.  Supposedly, a game has just recently
> come onto the market from Bally which uses the Amiga chip set (you'll have to
> buy the magazine to get the name.  I don't have mine on hand).  What did
> Amiga get out of the deal?  They get the home/personal computer rights to all
> of the games using the Amiga chip set.  Hopefully, this will result in home
> versions of arcade games as good as (or better than) the original.

I recall seeing an article on this in EET (Electronic Engineering Times)
several weeks ago.  If memory serves me [occasionally, it does], the game
that was mentioned was "Moonwalker" (I *know* the 1st part of the name was
Moon, anyway).

As to game rights, I dunno ... I do know that CBM is making $money$ though,
and increased volume of chip production can't help but lower the UMC (Unit
Manufacturing Cost) of the Amiga.  Further, penatration of Amiga technology
into new markets should help with the long-term viability of the Amiga.

Also, it might well be in this arena that CBM will choose to make the new
versions of "the Ladies" available first ... you know, the ones that can
address 2-Megs of Chip RAM.  And then they might show up in an "A3000",
or A2000 upgrade (yeah, I know, wishful thinking ...)

Good news, in any case!

/kim


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