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From: robertl@alpha.la.locus.com (Robert Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Which computer next? (Advice request.)
Message-ID: <17905@oolong.la.locus.com>
Date: 5 Oct 90 02:27:53 GMT
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Organization: Locus Computing Corporation, Inglewood, CA
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I currently am a satisfied owner of a 520st, 1Mb, Megafile 30
with a Spectre GCR. I now would like to get more utility then 
my current set up provides. I have thought of 4 options:

1) Buy a Mac IIc?. Ever since getting the Spectre, I've been
   considering buying a MAc II. They are nifty machines but
   priced outside of what are could reasonably afford for my
   hobby machine.

2) Buy a PC clone. For $1500 I can get a 80386sx with Super VGA 
   and 65 MB HD. My far the best bang for the buck.
   However as the old saying goes: Friends don't let friends use DOS!

3) Upgrade my current machine. The local outfit will upgrade to
   4MB for $450 and and another $300 for an accelerator.

4) Junk my current cpu and replace with a 1040 STE.

My uses for this machine include Word processing, DTP, record keeping,
games and programming (C & C++). 

Opinions, comments and other alternatives are welcome.

Thanks,
Robert Lee
robertl@locus.com