UH2@PSUVM.BITNET (Lee Sailer) (12/05/88)
Though I live in the US ,I sometimes watch Canadian TV. I just saw
what I thought was a pretty good 15--30 second spot for the Amiga
during the Buffalo--Tampa footbal game.
It started with a PacMan screen, and a voice asking if your computers
graphics looked like this, and then a slightly nicer bar chart, and the
voice asking ... or this...
Then, fast paced music started and voice started saying nice things
about animation and over 4000 colors and other neat things while the
screen showed various famous demos including the four glass balls swinging
back and forth under the desklamp, the kid shooting free throws, and the
juggler. It also showed the Venus from DPaint, and a fancy chess screen
(not ChessMaster). It mentioned "even multi-tasking" in an enthusiastic
tone of voice, and showed some windows and screens being manipulated.
It ended with Only Amiga Makes it Possible (I think), or some similar
slogan.
I liked it a lot. It is the first Amiga ad (that's 1 'd', as in advertise)
that I've seen, and given the gloom and doom here about advertising, I
was ready to hate it.
lee