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From: geoffk@otl.SanDiego.NCR.COM (Geoff Kim)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: SIGGRAPH -- The REAL show stopper. was Re: VideoScape 3D Review
Message-ID: <109@otl.SanDiego.NCR.COM>
Date: Thu, 6-Aug-87 18:35:47 EDT
Article-I.D.: otl.109
Posted: Thu Aug  6 18:35:47 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 8-Aug-87 14:54:31 EDT
References: <1097@gryphon.CTS.COM> <915@hp-sdd.HP.COM> <831@percival.UUCP> <922@hp-sdd.HP.COM>
Organization: NCR Corporation, E&M San Diego
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Keywords: NewTek
Summary: Newtek, Byte by Byte toss up.

In article <922@hp-sdd.HP.COM>, nick@hp-sdd.HP.COM (Nick Flor) writes:
> In article <831@percival.UUCP> baer@percival.pdx.com (Ken Baer) writes:
> >>The REAL show stopper at the Commodore Amiga booth at SIGGRAPH was the girl 
> >>doing the MAX HEADROOM-type video for DigiView.
> >>I'm sure everyone who was at SIGGRAPH will agree with me on this one.
> >Well, it was cute for a while, but I got a little tired of hearing 'Welcome
> >to NewTek!"  I thought the Maxine Headroom was a cute demo, but the concept
> 
> NO NO NO NO NO NO NO.  For the umpteenth time.  It was not the Maxine Headroom
> demo, it was the GIRL.   THE PHYSICAL GIRL HERSELF IN THE FLESH!!!  (She looks
> much better in person than in the video).

I don't know Nick.  Did you saunter by the Byte by Byte booth and check 
out the "Byte by Byte Babe"?  Although it's pretty close, I think that I'd
still give Maxine the edge, though. ;-)


Hmmm, still no discussion on the new Mimetics graphics hardware which was
introduced at the show.  2 million colors, instantaneous frame capture.  
This is all I was able to pick up.  Any additional info?