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From: ifarqhar@mqccsunc.mqcc.mq.OZ (Ian Farquhar)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: RJ Mical
Summary: Atari are handling this well.
Keywords: Lynx, Atari, CBM
Message-ID: <103@macuni.mqcc.mq.oz>
Date: 17 Jan 90 22:45:25 GMT
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In article <40597@ames.arc.nasa.gov> mike@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Mike Smithwick) writes:
>RJ and I brought up a sample Distant Suns screen on the Lynx about a year
>ago. The sharpness and colors were fine, but the black sky was more of a
>purple, and ruined the effect. Although if they can improve the display,
>I'll seriously consider doing a Lynx port of my software. Imagine having a
>real-time handheld color video star-atlas for camping trips, star parties,
>et al. 

I am very impressed with the way Atari is handling the Lynx.  I rang them
up, and they admitted its existance despite the fact that it had not yet
been released here (try getting CBM to do that without getting buried
under non-disclosure agreements!)

They were also quite candid with pricing details, and are going to try
and get me all of the developers info, plus the possibility of a unit
two months before its official release date.

If Atari comes through, then I will almost certainly be doing Lynx
development.  In fact, I will probably develop on the Lynx and port the
the Amiga if the sprite hardware is all it has been reported to be.

So Atari is back at what it does best: games, and I am not saying this in
any derogatory manner.  Atari are the best in the world at this.  The
Japanese haven't got it, and the British never will, but despite a few
hickups along the way, Atari usually does the best.


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