Demos (was:Re: Rebirth of IMSAI)

From: Philip.Belben_at_pgen.com <(Philip.Belben_at_pgen.com)>
Date: Wed Mar 31 10:41:34 1999

> On Tue, 23 Mar 1999, Max Eskin wrote:
>
>> Perhaps, have the machines run the demos that they were running in the
>> showrooms?


[...]


> Does anyone remember what the VIC-20 was usually up to in department store
> displays?
>
> PETs?


Pets I do remember. At least, the 8032. There was a screen that said in large
letters "80 COLUMNS" which was manipulated in various ways using the (new)
8000-series ROM routines for scrolling in various directions, defining a virtual
screen smaller than the real one, etc.

Philip.
Received on Wed Mar 31 1999 - 10:41:34 BST