From: Tom_-_Obszanski@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: rec.roller-coaster
Subject: Re: Coaster Software Program
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 92 19:08:44 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: usa
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>In article <xkf237+@rpi.edu>, xor@clotho.acm.rpi.edu (Joe Schwartz) writes:
>|> In article <1992Dec10.173537.10891@sco.com> stevegz@sco.COM (Steve Gzesh) w
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>ites:
>|> >
>|> >I recall reading a while back (I think in "Inside Track") that
>|> >Disney was going to be releasing a computer roller-coaster
>|> >game/designer/simulator, perhaps not too dissimilar to the program
>|> >they have running at EPCOT Center, where you can design a coaster
>|> >and then "ride" it.
>|> >
>|> >This new software is for home use and can run on a PC (or Mac, I
>|> >presume), and was supposed be available around November 1992, as
>|> >I recall.
>|> >
>|> >Well, I've looked everywhere for this program and haven't seen it
>|> >yet.  Has anyone else heard of or actually seen this program?
>|> >Does anyone have any more information than what my failing memory
>|> >recalls?  If it's out, I need to make sure Santa knows about it,
>|> >too!  And soon!
>|>
>|> I've heard of it, and I've spoken to a few ACErs who had seen a demo
>|> of the beta version.  As far as I can tell, it isn't shipping yet.
>|> Last week, I tried calling some of the major mail-order houses
>|> (PC Zone, MicroWarehouse, PC Connection, Tiger), but none of them
>|> had it on their product lists.  One of them said they USED to have
>|> it on their list, but they don't anymore.  (I'm not sure what that
>|> implies.  Probably Disney is still squashing bugs.)
>|>
>|> I should try to get the phone number for Disney Software, and ask
>|> them what the story is...
>|> --
>|> Joe Schwartz
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>I am only relaying what I have read on this subject from the Prodigy Travel Cl
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>b BB from what seemed to be a reputable source.  He claimed he did call Disney
>Software and this is what they told him.  That the main designer was hurt in s
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>me sort of accident and this is what is causing the software to be running lat
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>.  They expect it to be ready in either late winter or early spring.  I sure d
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> hope so.  I saw the demonstration at Coaster Con XV and it looked pretty good
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>  It looked like a lot of fun designi
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>ng your own coasters.  My only complaint is the stupid cartoon "experts" that 
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>hey had rating the coasters.  They had two rather funny ones.  One was named T
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>ler (like Tyler Delban) and they also had an old granny (i.e. Marie Miller or 
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>ucy White).  The rest were very stupid.  They also claimed it would only run o
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> a fast 286 but recommended a 386 or higher.  It looked like it was pretty clo
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>e to being ready back in June.So it looks like Santa is not going to be able t
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> deliver this this year.
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>        Bill "upgrading to a 486 to be ready" Figie
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Gee, you too Bill!  I'll probably be getting a new machine in April or
there-abouts just to run Coaster:-)  Of course, I'll probably throw a few
games on it like Word for Windows and stuff like that, but I'll be using
the productivity software (Coaster) much more.  Unfortunately until then
I'll be stuck with a 386sx that I've borrowed from work.  BLECH.

Tom "gee, if it goes 60mph on a 386sx/20, it should do around 360 on a
     486dx/33, right?" Obszanski
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