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>From: Benjamin Loomis <ben@monkey.sbay.org>
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>> Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 05:32:22 -0700
>> Subject: Re: A good set of generic questions...
>> 
>> At 01:36 PM 5/20/96 -0400, you wrote:
>> >I guess my point is, Matt; MOOs don't *need* grphics.  Perhaps another 
>> >form, like other VRMLs, but MOO doesn't need to be tarted up with 
>> >graphics and sounds.  
>> >
>> >You can put wings on a car, set on the runway, drive it real fast, but 
>> >you can't make it fly.
>> >
>> >Regards,
>> >jkw
>> >Lumper
>> >
>Good Analogy.
>

I'm reminded of the old engineer's saying 'Anything will fly with 
enough thrust behind it.'  Witness MS Windows.  

 --Zachary

(Zachary@Lambda, JHM, Media, etc)




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