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From: mll@aio.jesnet.jsc.nasa.gov (Mark Littlefield)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: bunch of questions
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Date: 10 Sep 90 15:24:24 GMT
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Hey Netters,

I have a handfull of questions about STe, mega, and this TT machine.
I am shopping for a machine that can be both a heavy duty number
cruncher (I am doing research in large scale neural nets) and a good
home/hobby machine.  I went to a local dealer here in Houston and
although he was helpfull, I need some more, in depth answers to some
questions.  Sorry if these have been asked before but I hvae been
reading this group for a couple of weeks now and I havn't seen any
answers yet.

1) My dealer made it a point of telling me that the Atari machines all
had a "load of support chips" but the only one he could tell me about
was the MMU.  What other support chips are there on board and can a
math co-processor be added?

2) What technical docs are available for the Atari machines?  To what
extent do they cover the various machines?

3) What is the price of the Developers Kits for each of the machines?
What compilers/debuggers do they use.  My code will most likely be in
C but a pascal compiler would also be nice.  A good debugger is also a
must.

4) What bus in in the new TT machine.  How many slots will be open
after a standard configuration of a color monitor and a hard disk?

5) What about network products so that I can talk to my PC clone?

6) Can a multi-sync monitor be connected to Atari machines?  The 12
inch monitors that I saw in the store would drive me crazy after my 20
incher at work.

If you reply by e-mail, I'll summarize (no need to burn bandwidth on
repeated answers).

Thanx in advance,

Mark L. Littlefield
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