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From: Randy Berbaum on 11 Apr 2007 23:35 News Reader <news-reader(a)news.com> wrote: : Back in 1989 there was a place at Epcot where you could have a portrait : drawn by a robot arm holding a marker. You sat on camera and the : computer used the arm to convert your likeness on video to a drawing on : paper. It all seemed as modern as tomorrow at the time. I have a memory : if seeing it in the area that's now called Innoventions--I think it was : Communicore back in 1989. That was in the same room with the "Amazing Top Spinning Robots". I remember it being in the location that later became Ice Station Cool. It was somewhat off, away from the main exhibits and so was not often found by the regular crowds. I remember going in there several times to sit and relax when the crowds outside became too much. Mid day I would frequently have the entire room to myself and a single CM manning the robot painting counter. Randy ========== Randy Berbaum Champaign, IL
From: FIZZIE on 12 Apr 2007 10:11 On Apr 11, 11:35?pm, Randy Berbaum <rberb...(a)bluestem.prairienet.org> wrote: > News Reader <news-rea...(a)news.com> wrote: > > : Back in 1989 there was a place at Epcot where you could have a portrait > : drawn by a robot arm holding a marker. You sat on camera and the > : computer used the arm to convert your likeness on video to a drawing on > : paper. It all seemed as modern as tomorrow at the time. I have a memory > : if seeing it in the area that's now called Innoventions--I think it was > : Communicore back in 1989. > > That was in the same room with the "Amazing Top Spinning Robots". I > remember it being in the location that later became Ice Station Cool. It > was somewhat off, away from the main exhibits and so was not often found > by the regular crowds. I remember going in there several times to sit and > relax when the crowds outside became too much. Mid day I would frequently > have the entire room to myself and a single CM manning the robot painting > counter. > > Randy > > ========== > Randy Berbaum > Champaign, IL My Gosh. That sure brings back a lot of old memories. We have a portrait in a box in the garage somewhere. I wonder what else is out there. Sounds like a garage purging is on the calendar for this weekend. -Fizzie
From: M.C.Gordon Jr on 12 Apr 2007 13:09
On Apr 12, 10:11 am, "FIZZIE" <BLUEFROGBOO...(a)AOL.COM> wrote: > On Apr 11, 11:35?pm, Randy Berbaum <rberb...(a)bluestem.prairienet.org> > wrote: > > > > > > > News Reader <news-rea...(a)news.com> wrote: > > > : Back in 1989 there was a place at Epcot where you could have a portrait > > : drawn by a robot arm holding a marker. You sat on camera and the > > : computer used the arm to convert your likeness on video to a drawing on > > : paper. It all seemed as modern as tomorrow at the time. I have a memory > > : if seeing it in the area that's now called Innoventions--I think it was > > : Communicore back in 1989. > > > That was in the same room with the "Amazing Top Spinning Robots". I > > remember it being in the location that later became Ice Station Cool. It > > was somewhat off, away from the main exhibits and so was not often found > > by the regular crowds. I remember going in there several times to sit and > > relax when the crowds outside became too much. Mid day I would frequently > > have the entire room to myself and a single CM manning the robot painting > > counter. > > > Randy > > > ========== > > Randy Berbaum > > Champaign, IL > > My Gosh. That sure brings back a lot of old memories. We have a > portrait in a box in the garage somewhere. I wonder what else is out > there. Sounds like a garage purging is on the calendar for this > weekend. > -Fizzie- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Don't forget to write a trip report {:-) Matt "If the Magic is done right its still Magical even if you know all the Secrets." _______________________________________________________________________________ Delightful Jewelry for Every Occasion. http://www.delightfuljewelry.com New products added weakly. (Yes it's spelled correctly visit and find out why) |