Re: More Portfolio Ads, with a curious feature...

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From: John Stanley
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 1989 02:19

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[gl8f@bessel.acc.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl) writes...]
[.. talking about an ad for the Portfolio ..]

> However, I noticed something quite strange -- the display is simulated
> because you can't take a photo of a LCD display...

  Why tell people something like that?  You -can- take a picture of an
LCD display.  Why would you think otherwise?  (Yes, you have to get the
lighting right, but that's true of many photo subjects.  It's certanly
not "impossible"...)

> but the font used is proportionately spaced!

  This, on the other hand is a pretty good reason for thinking it's a
"simulated" screen...  :^)

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John Stanley <dynasoft!john@stag.UUCP>
Software Consultant / Dynasoft Systems

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