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Article #448Re: Old PC MAG ads (was: Re: incinerating monitors)
From: a... Kareth
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 1989 08:47
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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