wtm@neoucom.UUCP (01/03/87)
Hi, I was just watching the NBC nightly news (yep, I know it should have been McNiel Lehrer) and they were running an article about the aftermath of the San Juan fire and/or bombing at the Dupont Plaza Hotel. The reporter quiped something about a computer system being brought in specially to help keep track of the survivors/nonsurvivors. I glanced up from dinner to see what it was figuring it would probably be something from Big Blue. Much to my surpirse, it was two Amigas. It must have been on the screen for at least two whole seconds, so I haven't got the slightest idea about what database software or whatever was in use. Finally, it looks like somebody figured out a little something about public relations. Or, maybe, heh-heh, the Amiga just happens to be a superior machine for the job. Speaking of Amigas on TV, does anybody know what the one in the police office on Miami Vice is supposed to be used for. I've noticed it sitting there several times switched on with some innocuous looking screen up, but so far none of the characters have done anything with it (while I was watching). Also, is it my imagination, or did they paint that poor Amiga pink? --Bill Bill Mayhew Division of Basic Medical Sciences Norhteastern Ohio Universities' College of Medicine Rootstown, OH 44272 USA phone: 216-325-2511 (wtm@neoucom.UUCP ...!cbatt!neoucom!wtm)
daveh@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (Dave Haynie) (01/04/87)
> Also, is it my imagination, or did they paint that poor Amiga pink? > > --Bill I'm not too sure about the Miami Vice Amigas, but the last episode of Amazing Stories had a regular colored Amiga on it, in with several other computer-like devices. Though I suppose they'd need more than 8.5 megs to transfer a person's consciousness to it.... -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dave Haynie {caip,ihnp4,allegra,seismo}!cbmvax!daveh "You can keep my things, they've come to take me home" -Peter Gabriel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
blgardne@esunix.UUCP (Blaine Gardner) (01/07/87)
Did you notice the breathtaking software that was running on the Amiga
in Miami Vice?
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Ooooh, aaaaah! :-)
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