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Article #2714Re: Advertising methods
From: Jonathan Spangler
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 1986 21:41
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 1986 21:41
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>>>etc), a windowing system is ideal. It's nice to have the flexibility; it's
>price just to admire the artwork. The IBM version uses those silly
>IBM screen "graphics" characters, while the ST has individual mini-icons
>for the rogue, for each type of monster (they even all have shadows!), and
>for each type of item or trap, as well as good representations of passageways
>(with cobblestones) and rooms (rather than the IBM/mainframe style of dots
>and dashes). Even the Atari Explorer (BTW, nice pic, Neil...) had an IBM-style
>photo along with the ST Rogue article. Why give people a poor impression of
>a nice machine and superior version of the software?
>--
>
> - Joel Plutchak
My guess? The version of ROGUE for the ST wasn't finished by the time the
advertising deadlines were in... Did I hit the target?
Guessing is my middle name, and in Hawaii, it is a fact of life.
Aloha,
Jonathan Spangler
{ihnp4,vortex,dual}!islenet!jons
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