Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!apctrc!lbrown
From: lbrown@apctrc.UUCP (Lawrence H. Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Try to tell a school about Amigas? HAH!
Message-ID: <457@apctrc.UUCP>
Date: 15 Mar 88 23:39:52 GMT
References: <2631@crash.cts.com> <3705@cup.portal.com> <309@wsccs.UUCP>
Reply-To: lbrown@apctrc.UUCP (Lawrence H. Brown)
Organization: System Administrator, Drilling Resources Development
Lines: 44
Keywords: whatsamattahU?
Summary: Testflight video

In article <309@wsccs.UUCP}} terry@wsccs.UUCP (terry) writes:
}}In article <3705@cup.portal.com>, DMasterson@cup.portal.com writes:
}}> I'd suggest you run right down to your local Amiga dealer and borrow the A500
}}> video presentation that Commodore puts out.  If the school can look at that
}}> and not get excited about the prospects for the Amiga in many areas of school
}}> disciplines (not just computer programming), then its time to find a new
}}> school.  It was really a good video...
}}
}}	If you want the school to the idea that the should buy a computer
}}manufactuered by the people who put out that video, the best way would be
}}to hide it from them.  The first time I saw it was in a local Amiga dealer's
}}storefront (I had already had an Amiga 1000 for quite a long period of time
}}beforehand).  I was embarrased for my machine.  There were people who didn't
}}have an Amiga snickering at it.
}}
}}			terry@wsccs

Hmmmm. You don't like the video (sounds of asbestos suit being donned...)? Why?

I personally enjoyed the heck out of it!  It was fun playing name that program
(trying to guess what was done with which display) and I liked the music.

The only thing that I had a hard time swallowing was the "rock-n-roll" segment
where they were showing the two guys jamming on keyboard and amiga.  Looked like
they were having seizures. Good grief!! 

While the start was a little weak (primal mists, "..with powers beyond mortal 
computers..." voiceover.)

Also glad they didn't start right out with games, in fact left them for last.

Wish they'd run the Amiga Computer Ads on STTNG.

Idle thought... did the artists who had their art work used in the ads (checker--
raytracing, endless loop--Mr. Hastings, etc..)  get any credit for them, other
than the pleasant satisfaction that comes from seeing your work in a major 
promotional ad?


-- 
	Lawrence H. Brown
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Disclaimer: I paid 25 cents to see the light.  Call it cheap entertainment.