10 Dec
1998
10 Dec
'98
8:04 a.m.
Date sent: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 12:54:05 -0800
Send reply to: classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu
From: Chuck McManis <cmcmanis(a)freegate.com>
To: "Discussion re-collecting of classic computers"
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Subject: OT: Re: The Purple One (was Modem tones over television or
radio)
Lots of people in the states sell them, its called the
"Actimates" Barney.
As I understood it the toy "saw" signals in the form of IR coded pulses in
the video and responded appropriately. There are a couple of groups on the
net who have hacked the toy to give the dinosaur an extended, if somewhat
less refined, vocabulary.
Any URL ? I did a quick search, but only comercial sites (like MS:
http://microsoft.com./products/hardware/actimates/barney/default.htm )
showed up - and I got a strange feeling reading about what this
toy is intended to do:
<quote>
See what your child can learn with Actimates Barney!
Cooperation
Good Citizenship
Following Directions
...
</quote>
Brrrrrrr.... Brave new world.
Hans
--
Ich denke, also bin ich, also gut
HRK