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Conference rusure::nintendo

Title:Nintendo Game Systems
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Moderator:RUSURE::EDP
Created:Tue Oct 20 1987
Last Modified:Mon Feb 03 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:847
Total number of notes:11602

281.0. "-< News flash from Worcester Telgram, >-" by SHRFAC::BICKES () Thu Jun 08 1989 10:47

    A News Flash from Worcester Telgram.
           Nintendo Co. is developing a plan that could use the
        machines that run its popular video games as part of a
        network for delivering information to U.S. households,
        a spokeswomen for the company said yesterday. the plan 
        apparently would transform Nintendo Entertainment system units
        into inexpensive home computers providing a range of news
        possibly about stocks markets, travel and other topics..
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281.1From small acorns..HOCUS::LANDRONThu Jun 08 1989 14:124
    Gee, I hope that's true and will be available in the near future.
    Any other info out there??
    
    Mich
281.2TPVAX1::ROBBINSThu Jun 08 1989 16:448
    
    
    
         I saw a quick flash on this on CNN the other night.  It is
    a possible merger of AT&T with Nintendo....  Also one of the other
    services they would try and offer would be a home shopping service.
    
                       
281.3NES+ATT=???HOCUS::LANDRONThu Jun 08 1989 18:177
    HMMMMM!!!
    	
    Where can I buy Nintendo stock???
    
    Just kidding, SEC.
    
    Mich
281.4They can try againOTOFS::LALONDEWork! Work! Work! Work! Work!Fri Jun 09 1989 20:1412
    This was tried in Canada by a company called TELEDON and went under.
    Was tried by a cable company in Ottawa and they scrapped it. 
    France was looking at a system also and never heard from them since.
    This was almost 10 years ago. Maybe it was to early at the time,
    or the equipment needed was to expensive. 
    
    With the NINTENDO system, it could very well work. Who know!
    
    Note: Most of the graphics used by these companies were created
    on Digital computers.
    
    DL
281.5I gotta askDNEAST::SIMON_ANDYThu Jun 15 1989 01:432
    Hmmmm... ATT and Nintendo...Who would by buying out whom, I wonder ?
    
281.6Already in JapanMPGS::DRURYSat Jun 24 1989 14:459
    
    I heard on the radio yesterday that Nintendo already has a system
    in Japan. One out of every 5 households in Japan can do their shopping
    through Nintendo. They also mentioned the partnership with AT&T.
    I'm very curious about the accessories you would need. Has anyone heard
    anything more?
    
    Joe
    
281.7Where is it?AIMTEC::WARRENS_RVOTE! Your Community depends on it.Sat Jul 28 1990 22:598
    RE: .4
    
    Why do you say that about Digital gear. I have been trying to find
    information about this for a couple months but do not know where to
    start.
    
    Thanks
    Randy