Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!samsung!umich!vela!hastoerm From: hastoerm@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Moriland) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Just gripin'... Message-ID: <4277@vela.acs.oakland.edu> Date: 15 Dec 90 22:38:50 GMT References: <2760@atari.UUCP> <1990Dec4.143638.23718@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> Reply-To: hastoerm@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Moriland) Organization: Evil Young Mutants For A Better Tomorrow. Lines: 48 Wow. This is a change. First, let me confess, I am an Amiga owner who's peeking in on the other groups. I'm not here to flame anyone on the Atari ST or anything like that, though, so don't worry. I'm checking in mainly because I was wondering what had happened to all the ST people and just happen to pass by the newsgroup during an RN scan. I can remember a time when locally (Michigan) the BBSs were alive with the Atari ST people predicting that Commodore would die seeing as Atari beat them to the market and how the ST was out selling the Amiga 7-1. Heh. In a way, I kind of miss those folks. I know of only one Atari ST person in my local area who is active on any of the BBSs in the area. One. So I thought I'd peek in to find out where they had all gone. At one time, I had considered them a nusiance as it seemed they were always coming into the Amiga echos on Fidonet and starting arguments. (It never really occurred to me that some Amiga folks were doing the same on the ST Echos at that time, though now I know they did.) Now, some of these posts are almost depressing. I know how much I love my Amiga and how disappointed I would be if it didn't look like it was going anywhere, etc. As much as I want the Amiga succeed, I don't want the ST to do badly. Imagine what all those guys who bought TI99's must feel like! Just thought I'd take a moment to mention this: If Atari does end up calling it quits, and you guys make the transfer to another machine, just thought I'd let you guys know that some weirdo in the Amiga market has come out with an Atari ST emulator. It's called the Medusa Board and it seems to run rather well. At least you won't have to give up all your old software in the switch. With an accellerated Amiga, it is said the board will run ST software twice as fast as a normal ST. Weird. Anyways, good luck. This wasn't meant to start a flame war or anything. Just felt like speaking my feelings for a moment. -Moriland P.S. You guys got one great victory over Amiga. You have Lords of Conquest for the ST. It's never been ported to the Amiga and I've always wanted a copy for my machine. Great game. -- /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ "As if things weren't bad enough already...."| Founder of: "Evil Young Please excuse my ramblings as they come from | Mutants For A Better Tommorow. a diseased mind. -Moriland | hastoerm@vela.acs.oakland.edu