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- From: Gemini2@cup.portal.com (Gary Alan Peake)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: AT Web Browser on UK TV!!
- Date: 11 Feb 1996 15:20:04 -0800
- Organization: The Portal System (TM)
- Sender: pccop@unix.portal.com
- Message-ID: <150371@cup.portal.com>
- References: <4f873e$guc@eccles.dsbc.icl.co.uk>
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-
- >Oh what a surprise I had while watching the kids TV show "Alive
- >and Kicking" last Saturday morning on BBC1..They have this section
- >during "Electronic Circus" which covers games, usually PC and console
- >ones. However the last segment this time covered, guess what?,
- >the AT Surfer Pack. I was dumb struck for a few moments as I tried
- >to rationalise what I was seeing..AT advertising the Amiga??? Could
- >this be actually happening or was I still in some form of optimistic
- >dream??? :) Nope, it was happening and was extremely pleasing to
- >see..
- >They only featured it for a minute or so, gave
- >the specs (2meg, 256 meg HD etc), but then actually showed
- >MindWalker running!!! I was very very impressed as it looked very
- >nice and actually seemed to be running at a fast rate. I dont
- >know if it was being run on a basic A1200 but the updates were
- >pretty smooth and it looked very very useable...
- >Well it certainly made my morning I can tell you... :)
- >I just wish that AT had added an extra 2-4 meg of fast ram..Oh it
- >would have made all the difference to the pack...
- >Anyway, it seems that AT are finally getting around to pushing their
- >products in the media, and although the segment was only very small
- >it may mark the start of a bigger campaign as they get newer
- >products onto the market...
- >
-
- I just hope that Eric, Paul, and Byron read this!!! Of course, I'm sure the
- response will be 'too little, too late'? :)
-
- Way to go AT!!
-
- Gary
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