Score: 80% (8 out of 10)

Missed the Mona Simpson one and the iPod Nano predecessor... Not much of a lock-in music player fan.

Heh, Besides finding (technical) computer history interesting (mouse is older then you think, seen pics of the original, it was ugly), I saw the Lisa new in the stores prior to the Macintosh, and at work we've been using Macs for over 20 years si I know the more orchestral startup sound started somewhere around the beginning of the PPC era.

Nothing new here, our local station (Sacramento, Calif 31) revealed such secrets of news production during their morning show years back.

Sounds like the RV dealer was trying to twist some publicity out of it, I figure 40K is a reasonable cost to have some popular actor dance (or do push ups) in the name of your dealership (could probably write it off as a business expense, instead of a loss if it went to court).

It doesn't sound all that professional on the dealership's part, and I don't think it would help the actor's career if he participated.

I think the design/fashion element is a killer app for it, check out clothes (especially if you can customize tee shirts (move designs, etc.) Try stales etc.

Also combined with the photo gallery things I could see some lady having their fave star on the list and doing their makeup or whatever to match. Add to it people working with the mirror to imitate favorite expressions, etc.

Though if you think women spend too much time in the bathroom. Just think how long they'd take with this installed.

The voice synthesis part seems to be in its entirety on the record Album "First Philadelphia Computer Music Festival" published by Creative Computing in 1979. It also includes a really nice computer generated Toccata. Hey it's on-line here:

http://www.vintagecomputermusic.com/

The last track is the one.

make sure to check out:
J.S. Bach/Toccata & Fugue in d Minor
J.S. Bach/Suite for Orchestra #2 in b minor (excerpt)
and
Johann Wanhal/Rondo from Sonata in B flat for Clarinet and Piano