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From: stever@videovax.Tek.COM (Steven E. Rice, P.E.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga in the news
Message-ID: <4891@videovax.Tek.COM>
Date: 11 Mar 88 06:01:06 GMT
Reply-To: stever@videovax.Tek.COM (Steven E. Rice, P.E.)
Organization: Tektronix Television Systems, Beaverton, Oregon
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A week or so ago, I was in Palo Alto, California on a business trip.  With
nothing much to do in the motel room in the morning, I turned on CNN.  Lo
and behold, there was a feature on the Gait Lab at Ohio State University,
Columbus, Ohio.  "Yawn," you say?  Au contraire!

They showed how the researchers are using infrared cameras to track the
motion of patients' joints as they walk (they tape small reflective balls
to the joints).  Then, they use a computer to display the motion in a
"stick figure" mode.  I did a double-take when I first saw the graphics,
because the screen had several windows open on a blue background, and the
top of the windows was a fat line. . .

Sure enough, they are using Amigas!  (Looked like A2000s, from what I could
see.)  It's nice to see our favorite computer being used to help people
overcome their handicaps!

					Steve Rice

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