[comp.sys.atari.st] More Portfolio Ads, with a curious feature...

gl8f@bessel.acc.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl) (12/17/89)

The American Airlines in-flight magazine for December 1-14 and 15-29
both have 2 page ads for the Portfolio, with the December 15th issue ad
being on the inside front cover. Slick.

However, I noticed something quite strange -- the display is simulated
because you can't take a photo of a LCD display... but the font used is
proportionately spaced!

Looks like a bit of artistic license ;-)

p.s. Greetings from the Very Large Array... even we theoretical astro
     types have to observe now and then...

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Greg Lindahl

john@dynasoft.UUCP (John Stanley) (12/20/89)

[gl8f@bessel.acc.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl) writes...]
[.. talking about an ad for the Portfolio ..]

> However, I noticed something quite strange -- the display is simulated
> because you can't take a photo of a LCD display...

  Why tell people something like that?  You -can- take a picture of an
LCD display.  Why would you think otherwise?  (Yes, you have to get the
lighting right, but that's true of many photo subjects.  It's certanly
not "impossible"...)

> but the font used is proportionately spaced!

  This, on the other hand is a pretty good reason for thinking it's a
"simulated" screen...  :^)

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John Stanley <dynasoft!john@stag.UUCP>
Software Consultant / Dynasoft Systems