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From: cbdougla@uokmax.uucp (Collin Broad Douglas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: it would be nice
Message-ID: <1990Sep13.182118.31880@uokmax.uucp>
Date: 13 Sep 90 18:21:18 GMT
References: <101.26ef7641@vx24.cc.monash.edu.au>
Organization: Engineering Computer Network, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
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In article <101.26ef7641@vx24.cc.monash.edu.au> edb762bbp1@vx24.cc.monash.edu.au writes:
>Hi there poor ST users
> im back again......
>   Firstly, the 520St cannot hardware scroll. It has to move each pixel
>individually, alot like an Amstrad.
>   The 520 cannot produce 16 voice stereo sound through software.
>    It does not have Dynamic Hires- 4096 colours at 704*580.
>   It does not have a blitter chip that is used.
>   The AMIGA is now outselling the ST in England and America. 
>   The Obese Agnus Graphics chip supports resolutions of above 1000*1000
>   The 520 can only produce sawtooth sound waves, not sine, or white noise etc.
>   The flickering of the screen in called Interlace and doubles the vertical 
>  resolution of the screen. without this resolutions of 704*290 are available,
>  with it resolutions of 704*580 are available.
>   The ST can only use 16 colours in higher resolutions as opposed to 16,32,64   
>  and 4096 on the AMIGA.
>   It is sick when the new ST `Amiga beater' just doesn't perform as well as
>  the Amiga. This also admits that the Amiga is a better computer.
>   The ST is only 10% faster than the Amiga however the ST does not have any
>  custom chips to carry out complex tasks and leave the 68000 for more pressing
>  tasks.
>					BYE
>					    PETRA.

  ever heard of the STe?

	 Collin Douglas

	 cbdougla@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu