From: hagstrom@athena.mit.edu (Paul A Hagstrom)
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Subject: Marathon at Macworld?
Date: 2 Aug 1994 18:20:15 GMT
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So, now that August 2 has actually arrived, is Bungie actually selling
Marathon or just demoing it at Macworld?  And, which location are they
at?  (Bayside or WTC?)  How is it?

 -Paul Hagstrom
  hagstrom@mit.edu





From: mek@acs.bu.edu (Mark E. Kern)
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In article <HAGSTROM.94Aug2142019@puttanesca.mit.edu>,
hagstrom@athena.mit.edu (Paul A Hagstrom) wrote:

> So, now that August 2 has actually arrived, is Bungie actually selling
> Marathon or just demoing it at Macworld?  And, which location are they
> at?  (Bayside or WTC?)  How is it?

The people I spoke with said Marathon is done. However, they are waiting on
packaging and printing. ETA? 3 weeks.  They were taking priority orders at
the show.  If you ordered from them at the show, you are supposed to get
the first copies shipped.

Marathon looked absolutely incredible!!! And fast, fast, fast! They also
had a headmounted display for Marathon VR (not true stereoscopic, but they
are working on it). Marathon is going to take the Mac world by storm.  The
graphics are great, and the play is action oriented (carnage oriented was
the term, I believe).

-- 
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= mek@acs.bu
= simms@phantom.com
= Looking for old Pixar hardware and U.S. Acorn BBC Rev B machines





From: eugenius@bu.edu (Eugene Hui)
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Subject: Re: Marathon at Macworld?
Date: 4 Aug 1994 01:18:23 GMT
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Mark E. Kern (mek@acs.bu.edu) wrote:
: In article <HAGSTROM.94Aug2142019@puttanesca.mit.edu>,
: hagstrom@athena.mit.edu (Paul A Hagstrom) wrote:

: > So, now that August 2 has actually arrived, is Bungie actually selling
: > Marathon or just demoing it at Macworld?  And, which location are they
: > at?  (Bayside or WTC?)  How is it?

: The people I spoke with said Marathon is done. However, they are waiting on
: packaging and printing. ETA? 3 weeks.  They were taking priority orders at
: the show.  If you ordered from them at the show, you are supposed to get
: the first copies shipped.

: Marathon looked absolutely incredible!!! And fast, fast, fast! They also
: had a headmounted display for Marathon VR (not true stereoscopic, but they
: are working on it). Marathon is going to take the Mac world by storm.  The
: graphics are great, and the play is action oriented (carnage oriented was
: the term, I believe).

: -- 
: = pdcmarkus@aol.com
: = mek@acs.bu
: = simms@phantom.com
: = Looking for old Pixar hardware and U.S. Acorn BBC Rev B machines

--

Doesn't Sensory Overload look like crap compared Marathon?  Well, I spoke to the president 
of Bungie (or at least that's what his badge said).  He sold me a Marathon t-shirt that 
said "don't make me kick your ass" or something in the back (the shirt's downstairs right 
now) and told me that the game's ready to be shipped next week.  Let's hope he's got the 
final word on it.

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