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Excerpt from Sony’s NetFin range sales brochure - 7.11.2008

NetFin, a worldbeater at only EUR 998,00 - the first autodidactic Digital Dolphin: so much more than a pet!

Now YOU have the chance to get a little brother for FinFin, the digital dolphin that has become a worldwide favourite.

NetFin is a spirited talking baby dolphin who is sure to delight your family and friends. He’s equally at home in your PC, Nokia and Motorola video mobiles, and of course in the latest generation of Sony Walkman Pathfinders.

NetFin lives, laughs and learns with you in your own home. He is able to understand more and more about your immediate environment as the years go by, and sooner or later, he may even be teaching your children!

NetFin is a quantum leap forward in digital pet technology. The special property that sets him apart from all previous incarnations of this sort is his ability to learn and to move. NetFin can travel easily through the networks to your friends - after you have introduced him, of course - and get to know them, their computers and their conversational habits. NetFin will also pass on your news and your greetings to your friends and acquaintances.

The young NetFin cannot be expected to comprehend very complex matters. The little chap may misunderstand things and recount them wrongly, but then that’s just the way with all children. But you can teach him and add to his knowledge. Perhaps your digital pet could even take part in one of the regional NetFin Junior Quiz competitions - the cash and goods prizes are already very attractive. Above all, however, you will find your digital dolphin is an invaluable companion and collector of information.

On delivery, NetFin is programmed to understand approximately 1000 words of written text and about 100 words of speech, with any one of a range of 145 language modules factory installed. The words must initially be spoken in their basic form, but NetFin rapidly learns more, as long as you chat patiently with him and allow him to follow your conversations.

In the latest generation of home PCs, NetFin occupies roughly 1Gb of memory and two processors. As his knowledge increases, so the mass memory requirements will grow. In those machines through which NetFin travels on his network visits, the space requirements are much more modest - roughly 10Mb for datalinks, 1Gb of memory, and a single processor unit.

NetFin is most comfortable in the fastest home PCs. He is capable of following several simultaneous spoken or text-based conversations. It is also easy to make your NetFin into an expert in the special area of your choice, by directing him to suitable newsgroups and listing out the relevant network publications to read.

In the very latest data systems, NetFin operates using his own password, allowing you to prevent access to any files you may consider confidential. But in the field of confidentiality, you can rest assured that NetFin will be a great deal more discreet than your human friends. Simply feed him a list of selected words and he will automatically forget all conversations in which these words occur.

NetFin is available over the Net directly from the Sony Webstore. It costs just EUR 998,00. Owners of FinFin can enjoy a 50% discount on their new family member. Limited 30-day demoversions and further details can be downloaded from our store site free of charge. NetFins also have their own kindergartens and schools. Ask for our brochure on these services!

Bring a little warmth into YOUR family’s life, get NetFin today!

And remember:

NetFin is also available in an autodidactic corporate version to handle your everyday time-management without tiresome payroll and social security costs!

Hannula I. & Linturi R. 1998: 100 Phenomena. Yritysmikrot Oy, Helsinki 1998. Copyright notices ISBN 952-9508-18-2

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