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From: clf3678@ultb.UUCP (C.L. Freemesser)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: atari ABC  yea or nay  ????
Summary: Nay on the Amstrad
Message-ID: <1586@ultb.UUCP>
Date: 8 Nov 89 19:20:10 GMT
References: <3353@vax1.tcd.ie> <3225@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU>
Reply-To: clf3678@ultb.UUCP (C.L. Freemesser)
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology, Information Systems
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In article <3225@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU> ins_bac@jhunix.UUCP (Ajay Choudhri) writes:
>>decided on one of two models,
>>		1)ATARI ABC
>>		2)AMSTRAD 2086
>>please send me as much info on the atari ABC (if it indeed exists,as my dealer
>>assures me!!)
>>

If this 2086 Amstrad is similar in design to their other machines, I
would say forget it.  A friend of mine owns a computer store, and will
not touch any Amstrad computers.  They seem to like to do non-standard
stuff with their designs, such as putting the power supply for both the
computer and monitor in the MONITOR.  Of course, this means you can ONLY
use an Amstrad monitor with their computer.  

Don't know about the Atari ABC.  Might be a new name for the PC-3(4,5)
or something.  I do know that their MS-DOS machines offer quite alot of
bang for the buck.  They currently don't sell in the US though.


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