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From: bayers@hub.cs.jmu.edu (brian ayers)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.atari.st.tech
Subject: Re: Spectre GCR
Message-ID: <1990Oct22.002655.13851@hub.cs.jmu.edu>
Date: 22 Oct 90 00:26:55 GMT
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rrwood@contact.uucp (roy wood) writes:


>This experience was enough to make me say "no thanks", but I thought I'd
>ask the opinion of those of you who actually own and use the GCR.  What
>problems have you found?  How does it compare to, say, a Mac Plus for speed?
>What would you advise someone who was considering purchasing one?  And is
>there a cheaper place to scam the Mac ROM's?
> 

I am a very proud owner of the GCR and can honestly say that the
installation took me only about 20 minutes, and considering how
paranoid I was about handleing the Mac ROMs.  I have had VERY few
problems with it other than a few old games that go straight to the
Mac hardware.  If you want to talk about stability, I have 4 megs RAM
in my 1040 ST on a custom board and MultiFinder hasn't given me any
problems.   If you really want speed, I can't vouch for it since I
mainly work with Mac SE's & II CX's, but Gadgets advertises that it
operates 20% faster than a Plus,  but you have to remember that the
clock rate of the ST's are a few tenth's of a Mhz faster than the
68000's that Apple put in the Pluses and early SE's.  The REAL benefit
that I enjoy is the decent size screen that you get with Atari's
monochrome monitor, you'll hate working on those 9" screens after
using the GCR.

>Oh-- I would also appreciate it if someone could post or send me the address
>of the manufacturer of the Spectre GCR. 
> 

I got it from BRE software distributors, and the ROMs were only $130
in their spring '90 catalog : 

BRE Software
352 W. Bedford Ave, Suite 104
Fresno, CA 93711

>Thanks in advance.....
> 
>-Roy Wood

Anytime.

JT
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