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From: nor1675@dsacg2.UUCP (Michael Figg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: BADGE contest suggestions
Summary: Master the possibilities
Message-ID: <239@dsacg2.UUCP>
Date: 17 Nov 88 17:58:58 GMT
References: <5299@louie.udel.EDU> <8653@gryphon.COM> <7659@well.UUCP> <8603@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu>
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In article <8603@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu>, childs@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu (David W. Childs) writes:
> In article <7659@well.UUCP> ewhac@well.UUCP (Leo 'Bols Ewhac' Schwab) writes:
> >In article <8653@gryphon.COM> keithd@gryphon.COM (Keith Doyle) writes:
> >>If there's
> >>a potential killer demo out there that takes over the system, requires
> >>4 disks, and leaves with the workbench in a mess when it's done, I'd 
> >>like to see it, I'll bet its a doozy.
> >>
> >	Sorry, but I wouldn't....
> >	We thought hard about who wanted to enter, and where these demos
> >would ultimately end up.  These demos are, hopefully, going to be used to
> >show off machines.  Therefore, they should portray the machine in its best
> >light.  That means that they don't Guru, don't take over the machine, free
> 
> Come on people, a super demo that takes over the machine might show something
> the Amiga can do that no other computer (given large price range) can do.
> Make the dealers have two machines, one for SUPER DEMO, and one for normal
> amiga demo mode.
> 
> David


I've got to agree with Keith and David. Why limit the demo to a 'stock' 
Amiga when potentially better demos could be produced. If the goal of the
contest is to advertise the machine and how a user can "Master the 
Possibilities" then why limit the resources used. It probably should be 
stated what resources were needed though. I see no problem with requiring
the demo to run cleanly although a user should be able to take over the 
machine. When I bought my Amiga I was never told I *HAD* to use it in a
multi-tasking environment. I'm not an expert with hardware but I would 
assume a single task could run faster by itself and this could be very
important to some people, particularly in a graphics/animation type 
environment. Of course I still do some of my best graphics with crayons
and find I can watch Sesame street at the same time :-). (I'm not sure what
that was suppose to mean either)




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"Better graphics with crayons"                 Michael Figg
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