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From: mitsolid@acf5.NYU.EDU (Thanasis Mitsolides)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: A Unix Box and it's Cost.
Message-ID: <12430003@acf5.NYU.EDU>
Date: 10 Nov 89 00:44:00 GMT
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Organization: New York University
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> From: covertr@force.UUCP (Richard E. Covert)
>
>What has happened to Atari Corp?? why can't they design and produce a new
>machine as nice as the ST was back in 1985?? The ST beat other computers
>hands down in 1985. I wish the TT could do the same in 1990!!

Atari cannot (I reapeat CANNOT) compete with conventional computers
since these days you can find PCs with:
	- Very very low prices.
	- Many and cheap expanantion options.
	- Much and cheap software.
	- Very very powerful (memory, disk space, MIPS, screen).
	- Multiprocessing of just about any kind you can think of.

So what can they do? Except of producing cheap game systems?

I believe the only future Atari has, considering non game machines
belongs in the development of multiprocessor systems.

The ATW, if it becomes comercial product before 1995.
AND it is supported.
AND has good OS.
It would be something I would consider.

Shared memory multiprocessor systems is another area that lacks
standards, is proprietary and expencive, and thus,

Available for exploitation from companies such as Atari.

Instead, what does Atari do? They prepare for next year the release of a 
computer which last year would be considered a weak entry at best
(sofware, OS, expantion options, expantion price, speed, graphics, lacking).
Who cares about it? I can play games on my ST just fine.

I hope I would be surprised by Atari.


Thanasis


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