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- From: s915426@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Leanne Taylor)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: TECH: "Virtuality" --- Amiga 3000... Some observations and Questions.
- Message-ID: <1992Aug26.103632.1765@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au>
- Date: 26 Aug 92 15:36:32 GMT
- References: <1992Aug25.221712.23062@Veritas.COM>
- Organization: RMIT Computer Centre, Melbourne Australia.
- Lines: 39
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- geac@uunet.UU.NET writes:
- [Stuff about Virtuality Machines Deleted]
- >
- > Now some questions:
- >
- > How many of these have been seen? This can't be local to
- > Toronto...
-
- It's not - They have been in the Trocadero centre in Picadilly Circus, England
- for over a year now. There is also a flight sim (VTOL) and a mech like
- game that they had there. The mech like game was played by 4 or 6
- players - think it was 6.
-
- It has also been touring Australia for the last few months.
- >
- > I was told that the system was about $80,000. Now the 3000 is
- > about $5000-$10,000 depending on what's required. Is this type of
- > hardware normally that expensive (visor, joypad, etc...) ?
-
- The 3000 required, also has TWO rembrant cards fitted. I guess there is one
- for each eye.
-
- Also - a largish Hard Disk is required to store the info on - as is a large
- amount or Ram. I found the dcanlines on the screens to ruin the ilusion for me
-
- I hate SCanlines :-(
-
- >
- > Dave.
-
- Justin
- >
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- | These opinions are not mine but those of my Fiance, Justin Deeley |
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- | Mail Justin through me at : s915426@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Leanne Taylor) |
- | Mail Justin Direct at : dweaver@werple.pub.uu.oz.au (Justin Deeley) |
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