ee161bep@sdcc3.UUCP (Paul Van de Graaf) (08/19/85)
In article <466@moncol.UUCP> john@moncol.UUCP (John Ruschmeyer) writes: >Came across something of a bizarre toy at Sears- a talking Teddy Bear. >... >The bear's name is A.G. Bear. I quote from the box: > > Hi, I'm A.G. Bear, the smartest, talkingest Teddy Bear around. > More description ... > >-- >Name: John Ruschmeyer >UUCP: ...!vax135!petsd!moncol!john ...!princeton!moncol!john That's the latest product from our old friend Noland Bushnell, the guy who brought us Pong, Atari, and (gag) Chuckie Cheese. The A. G. stands for Alexander Gramm, as in A. G. Bell (I'm sure that's worth a snicker to you ATT folks). Wait, there's more! He also is hawking a robot cat called a catster and I even think there's also a dogster. The toys are called Petsters, and go for about $50.00 - $100.00. Each is supposed to have one of 256 programmed "personalities". Bushnell is trying this venture to break into the home robot business, a by-product of his involvement with the Chuckie Cheese venture. Source: Analog Computing. I personally think he's cracked, but what do I know? Paul van de Graaf sdcsvax!sdcc3!ee161bep U. C. San Diego