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From: rcd@cbnewsj.att.com (rana.c.dutt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: STE compatible software
Message-ID: <1991Jan2.230238.14478@cbnewsj.att.com>
Date: 2 Jan 91 23:02:38 GMT
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> Is there a definitive list of major ST software that will or
> will not run on the STE?  

STart magazine included a compatibility list in it's Dec. 1990 cover
story on the ST. I quote from it:

"Extensive testing by European sources shows that less than a quarter
 of the available games run on the STE."

It goes on to say that programs that break the TOS developer guidelines
(Microsoft Write being one of them) will most likely not run on the STE.

Here is START's very noncomprehensive list of programs that DO run on the STE. 
	
WORD PROCS/DTP		GRAPHICS	PROG/OTHER
===============		========	==========
1st Word Plus 		CAD-3D 2	GFA Basic 3.0
Calamus 1.09		Cyber Paint	HiSoft Basic
Fleet St. Publ.		DEGAS Elite	Laser C
Pagestream		EasyDraw 	MWC
Wordflair 1.0		Spectrum 512	Lattice C
WordPerfect 4.1		Touchup		Phasar 4.0
Word Writer 1.0

The list also included about two dozen games that run on the STE,
including Chessmaster 2000, F-15 Strike Eagle, Gauntlet II and Ultima II.

I wish someone would compile a more comprehensive list, something
like the excellent Spectre compatibility lists found in Dave Small's
newsletters.

Rana Dutt
rcd@mtqua.att.com