Stateside company Btue Ribbon. makers of music and muttmedia hardware and software, have promised to continue their support for Amiga owners in response to Commodore s recent tiquidafion. Métissa Jordan Crey. Biue Ribbon s président stated; "t encourage [users] to get the most out of [their] Amiga investment. Our mutual support wit) ensure a bright future for fhe Amiga tong affer Commodore s issues have been resolved." Ribbon: Pledging tboir support fer Amiga owner* ta M** future Robocop; Amiga toebnoiogy ôt Mie cutting edge o toi*vi*ion production Uiden toaster and Enbotno join fortes The new tetevision sehes detailing the continuing adventures of meta) law enforcer Robocop has recentty finished its production cycle of 20 épisodes. Many of fhe visual effects within each show were created using a video toaster and an Amiga 4000. The graphics rendered and drawn tuctude the interactive computer readouts on the monitors in the Robocruiser. in the Métro South squad room. and in the tabo-ratories. among others. "We also create the imaging in Robocop s visor for targeting, computer (ceding and diagnostics." explains Lee Witson. visua! effects supervises for the production," as weti as the backgrounds for Diana's trip through Robocop's neuro-nets, and ihe origins! computer animation of the heticopter. "in a merging of the two Systems, the heticopter was buitt and animated in the computer using the Toaster and Lightwave 3D program and flown over Data City," Stephen Downing. executive producer of the sériés, explains how the Amiga 4000 ended up as part of the crew on the most expensive sériés produced in Canadian tetevision history: "Shortty into production Lee came to us and asked if we would buy this incredible piece of computer equipment. tt was not in our budget, but we tâtked it out and SKYVt-$ ton decided to support the department. hoping the added computer would pay for itself.