Xref: utzoo comp.sys.mac:12151 comp.sys.amiga:14057 comp.sys.atari.st:7355 comp.sys.ibm.pc:11445 Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!ima!necntc!ames!mike From: mike@ames.arpa (Mike Smithwick) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: MacWorld Expo Report Message-ID: <4464@ames.arpa> Date: 6 Feb 88 00:22:56 GMT References: <40236@sun.uucp- <646@gethen.UUCP> Reply-To: mike@ames.arc.nasa.gov.UUCP (Mike Smithwick) Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. Lines: 37 ["I have a dog. I named him 'Stay'. It was a lotta fun training him: Here Stay! Here Stay!"] In article <646@gethen.UUCP> farren@gethen.UUCP (Michael J. Farren) writes: >Please note carefully: THIS IS NOT AN ANTI-MAC FLAME! > >We wonder about the reasons software and hardware prices are high? In >an article from comp.sys.mac, rock@sun.UUCP writes about MacWorld Expo: > >-The attendants were dressed up like space folk from the TV series "V". >-There was a videotaped 9 minute tour by Leonard Nimoy >-a slick young card shark right out of "Guys and Dolls". >-a guy and gal doing a song and dance take-off of "Entertainment Tonight" >-a laser light show on the ceiling. > >Somehow, I think a little less expensive glitz might help a bit... > >-- >Michael J. Farren During the MakWorld Expo I saw a rather amusing news story on KRON. They were talking about using computers for music, and covered a large MacBash which had groups, and glitz coming out of the serial-wazoo. The purpose? To introduce a new >>> Wiz-Bang-Change-The-Furture-As-We-Know-It-Electronic- Miricle <<<: A MIDI interface!! Gee, I wonder what they'd do if they introduce Automatic-Tint-Contol. -- *** mike (Mr. Bug) smithwick *** "the only thing wrong with reality, it that it takes too much time" [discalimer : nope, I don't work for NASA, I take full blame for my ideas]