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From: ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu (Ed Krimen)
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Subject: Re: ATARI's current line
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Date: 31 Jan 91 19:02:40 GMT
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-         Not mentioned in the specs for he MEGA/STE are the new anolog 
- 15 pin ports.  I suspect they have been droppped then as worthless
- because the MEGA/STE doesn't have them.

I hear there's a company developing a VME card with the analog 15-pin 
ports for the MegaSTe. ;^)

- I mean what point is there to upgrading the ST if the new ports you
- put onto it aren't carried over into the higher end models???
 
My guess is that not many people buying a TT or even a MegaSTe will 
miss them.  I have an STe and I obviously don't use them, and never
intended to, quite frankly.  I don't even take advantage of the
4096-colors, stereo sound, or blitter (although it's nice to see a
demo now and then), since I don't play many games. I bought the STe
for Rainbow TOS and cheap-and-easy RAM upgrades, and I'm looking at
the MegaSTe for some acceleration and a nice, extended keyboard.  If
it had 1.4meg drives, I'd like that too, but it doesn't.  There are 
'more important' gripes I'd have over the MegaSTe than whether it had 
the 15-pin analog ports, like increased resolution like the TT has 
(can anyone explain why it doesn't?  There MUST be a good, probably 
technical, reason why.).  Then again, Atari IS promoting it as business
machine.

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         Ed Krimen  ...............................................
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