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Re: MacWorld Expo Report

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From: Mike Smithwick
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1988 00:22
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In article <646@gethen.UUCP> farren@gethen.UUCP (Michael J. Farren) writes:
>Please note carefully:  THIS IS NOT AN ANTI-MAC FLAME!
>
>We wonder about the reasons software and hardware prices are high?  In
>an article from comp.sys.mac, rock@sun.UUCP writes about MacWorld Expo:
>
>-The attendants were dressed up like space folk from the TV series "V".
>-There was a videotaped 9 minute tour by Leonard Nimoy
>-a slick young card shark right out of "Guys and Dolls".
>-a guy and gal doing a song and dance take-off of "Entertainment Tonight"
>-a laser light show on the ceiling.
>
>Somehow, I think a little less expensive glitz might help a bit...
>
>-- 
>Michael J. Farren 


During the MakWorld Expo I saw a rather amusing news story on KRON. They
were talking about using computers for music, and covered a large MacBash
which had groups, and glitz coming out of the serial-wazoo. The purpose?
To introduce a new >>> Wiz-Bang-Change-The-Furture-As-We-Know-It-Electronic-
Miricle <<<: A MIDI interface!!

Gee, I wonder what they'd do if they introduce Automatic-Tint-Contol.





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				   *** mike (Mr. Bug) smithwick ***
"the only thing wrong with reality, it that it takes too much time"
[discalimer : nope, I don't work for NASA, I take full blame for my ideas]
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From: mike@ames.arpa (Mike Smithwick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: MacWorld Expo Report
Message-ID: <4464@ames.arpa>
Date: 6 Feb 88 00:22:56 GMT
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Reply-To: mike@ames.arc.nasa.gov.UUCP (Mike Smithwick)
Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
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