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Re: Old PC MAG ads (was: Re: incinerating monitors)

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From: a... Kareth
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 1989 08:47
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In article <126.UUL1.3#5131@mvac23.UUCP> thomas@mvac23.UUCP (Thomas Lapp) writes:

>>    On some of the older model Commodore PET's (you know, those big bulky
>> things that used to compete against TSR80s, and were shown in Playboy as the
>> new "macho toy" for the late 70's...) had a problem with a certain signals

>Anyone remember the "sexy" ads that were run in Personal Computing in the
Yeah, I do, cept they were in the now defunct A+ magazine.  Called
'Interlude' I do believe.  There were actually 2 of em!

>some "adult" software.  Anybody know what this stuff was?  I thought about
>ordering it at the time, but never got around to it....
As far as I can tell, remember, this program was something akin to Eliza
(AI program to that simulated conversation for any neophytes, been
ported to probably every language in the book! :)  Anyways, it was set
up for different "conversations/scenarios" and as I recall, was more of
something to get a couple going versus actually being some kind of one
person "adult" software (least how I saw it), although I suppose if ya
was real lonely....

>I also recall that the ad only ran for a few issues before disappearing.
>I wonder if the company did the same....
Not in A+ it didn't.  Ran for a good long time.  Long enough for a
second version to come out.  Must admit, the ad did have some eye
catching appeal to it.  Special in a magazine where you don't expect to
find a picture of a woman in seemingly ONLY a overcoat.

-kareth.
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From: a...@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Kareth)
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Subject: Re: Old PC MAG ads (was: Re: incinerating monitors)
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Date: 16 Dec 89 08:47:42 GMT
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