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From: rjk752@uxf.cso.uiuc.edu
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Subject: Re: atari ABC  yea or nay  ????
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Date: 18 Nov 89 13:22:55 GMT
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Nf-From: uxf.cso.uiuc.edu!rjk752    Nov 17 11:37:00 1989


Written Nov 17, 1989 by mitsolid@acf5.NYU.EDU

A system with:
	- A 286 at 12Mhz. SI rating 15.3 Landmark rating 15.1
	- 4 MB of RAM
	- 66MB 25ms 1:1 interleave hard drive (should tr. at >400Kbytes/sec)
	- VGA 640x480 and 16 colors.
	- 1.2 Mb floppy, 2 serial, 1 parallel, real time clock etc.
	- 2400 bps modem (no advantage here)
	- 8 expansion slots (4 available).
	- runs multiple DOS sessions under desqview.

costs (1862+100+50+320) $2332 without looking for great bargains.
(advertised items)
It is 1) as expensive and 2) much more powerfull and 3) much more professional.

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	Yes, but do you have MIDI ?  Just kidding.  I certainly do stand 
corrected about my presumptions concerning the Atari MegaST being more
powerful for the price than any comparible computer.  I'm afraid all I can
plead is ignorance.  I had no idea the price of 286 computers had dropped to
such a reasonable level.  It's a welcome development, even though I am somewhat
of an Atari loyalist (because I liked their philosophy or not ripping the
consumer off every chance they get).  It seems that I have fallen behind, and
times are changing rapidly.  Atari has done a couple of things recently that
may be loosing them some of their loyalty base now.  I like to think I have
an open mind, and I have to admit that factual arguments like yours are very
convincing.  I hope Atari believes enough in PR to refute your (implied) claim
that their power/price ratio is down (with a market announcement that actually
comes true or something), but intuition tells me they won't.  I'll stop here
because I would hate to become an Atari-basher.  I still have hope for them.
	I'll always welcome reasonable arguments and facts, though.  So
thanks.

Bob Krieter