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- From: ssurawls@susssys1.reading.ac.uk (Ian Rawlings)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn
- Subject: 3DO system
- Message-ID: <ssurawls.726775019@reading>
- Date: 11 Jan 93 17:56:59 GMT
- Sender: news@csug.cs.reading.ac.uk
- Organization: University of Reading
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- The following was found on a virtual reality newsgroup.....
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- Clarinet, the online newservice available via many USENET hosts,
- reports that 3DO, the new startup headed by Electronic Arts CEO Trip
- Hawkins, is showing its advanced video-game player, capable of "3D"
- effects, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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- According to Clarinet, "The device, to hit retail stores in the fall
- at a price of about $700, will play game and educational software,
- audio compact discs and photo compact discs. Future attachments will
- enable it to show movies, edit videotape, play musical instruments and
- receive cable-television signals. A packed news conference to
- announce the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer drew a crowd of about 500,
- partly because of the heavy-weight backing that the fledgling company
- has generated for the product launch. The company's investor partners
- include Matsushita Electric and its MCA subsidiary, as well as AT&T,
- Time Warner Inc. and software-producer Electronic Arts.
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- One of the first products will be a Jurassic Park game. Steven
- Spielberg is involved in the 3DO project and a Hawkins-supporter.
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- Anyone who has seen this device in action is welcome to post his/her
- experiences/opinions here.
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- Bob Jacobson
- Moderator
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- Sounds good! But does anyone know anything about this "Clarinet" system?
- Yet another BB to read....
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- Ian
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