On Apr 9, 2012, at 10:43 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote:

> I know this is gonna stretch you're imagination, but in the days
> before PowerPoint things went like this.
> You sketched out a presentation on paper, or maybe an HP9814 computer
> with a plotter.
> With the plotter's output, you could make color overheads for small
> audience presentations.
> But the larger group presentations (50-250+people) were all color
> slides in glass mounts.
> You and your Kodak carosel flew off to various cities to give the 
> presentations.
> You brought the script and the slides in your carry-on luggage,
> because you were worthless without the slides.
> You had to finalize the presentation 2 or 3 days before departure so
> they could create the slides.
> It's all PowerPoint now.
> Regards,  Bob S.
> 

it was all PowerPoint. These days, most professionally prepared presentations 
are done on Keynote.

Paul
> 
> On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 2:44 AM, Brian Walters <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
>> Quoting Bob Sullivan <[email protected]>:
>> 
>>> Brian,
>>> Once upon a time, people made slides for business presentations.
>>> Put your presentation on a CRT display and then photograph it.
>>> This was the purpose of this camera based on an A3000.
>>> It was connected to a dedicated machine.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Well, that makes sense.
>> 
>> The designation 'PT135' seems a bit strange, though. I think that
>> designation is just barely visible behind the shutter release in one of the
>> photos on the EBay site.  Perhaps this was a third party modification sold
>> in low numbers as part of a copying package.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Cheers
>> 
>> Brian
>> 
>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> Brian Walters
>> Western Sydney Australia
>> http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/
>> 
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