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- From: evilandi@vnet.ibm.com (Andrew Oakley)
- Message-ID: <19930121.035924.288@almaden.ibm.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 93 11:36:27 GMT
- Subject: More Atari ST stuff on British TV
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
- Lines: 33
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- The UK commercial teletext system "Teletext On 3", broadcast on the
- commercial network TV channel ITV, this week decided to drop its refusal
- to publish ST-related items.
-
- The "Digitiser" section, which runs from pages 370-379, mainly concerns
- itself with games reviews, hints & tips, but there is quite often a look
- at the technology behind the screens (pun intended).
-
- The response is apparently due to the number of letters received from
- UK ST enthusiasts. The Children's ITV programme "Bad Influence" has been
- subject to a similar campaign, with presenter Andy Crane remarking in
- several programmes about the number of letters received asking for more
- Atari coverage.
-
- "Bad Influence" featured a preview of the Falcon some weeks back, with
- Andy demonstrating its sampling and graphics capabilities. He showed how
- a microphone could be plugged *directly* into the Falcon, and used a
- German program to record and effect-process his speech, followed by a
- slideshow and an animation of a bird. Andy seemed to have very positive
- thoughts about the Falcon, and seemed to believe it was going to be the
- next *big* home computer.
-
- The ST has also been featured several times on the Channel 4 programme
- "Gamesmaster".
-
- Andrew Oakley <evilandi@vnet.ibm.com> (JANET: <evilandi@com.ibm.vnet>)
- IBM Warwick, UK (I speak FROM IBM, not FOR IBM) UK Tel. 0926 464830
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- Howzat for starters, BobR? :-)
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