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From: dsherif@csserv2.ic.sunysb.edu (Darin D Sheriff)
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Subject: Re: advice please - Atari-ST or Amiga
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Date: 7 Feb 91 19:53:01 GMT
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In article <1991Feb6.205829.2142@daffy.cs.wisc.edu> carter@cat27.cs.wisc.edu (Gregory Carter) writes:
>Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel  // E-Mail to  \\  Only my personal opinions... 
>Commodore Frankfurt, Germany  \X/ {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!cbmger!peterk
>
>Writes: ...
>
>	In my opinion, STs are nice, simple machines with a good monochrome
>display and a nice, but limited OS; Amiga is a more complex machine
>with a powerfull, state-of-the-art OS and far better colour capabilities.
>And when regarding current sales figures, Amiga is the machine of
>the future, I wouldn't too much on Ataris in this aspect.
>
>------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Notice the third word in the paragraph...OPINION.  Obviously this man 
>never EVER owned an ST.  I would contend, that after the equavalent ad ons
>such as a color board/graphics card, in Europe which there are many,
>the ST would look just as nice as an AMIGA machine.  

This may be true but equivalent add ons cost money.

>
>As for sales, thats funny, a German friend on my floor says thats all there
>are in Germany is Atari's with a few Amiga's sprinkled here and there???

The OPINIONS of one German friend does not mean that this is automatically
true.  I have heard MANY reports from others to the contrary.

>
>Atari has very healthy markets abroad and just like commodore, Atari has
>yet to take advantage of the USA market.

Atari had it's shot at the USA market and failed.  (MY OPINION).  I do not 
know the situation in Europe (except Germany :-)) so will not comment.

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>
>Really, multitasking is WAY overplayed by AMIGA people.  They are not

This is obviously from someone who has never owned or used an Amiga for
any apreciable length of time.

>the only people who have multi tasking machines, its just that workbench
>supports this option automatically.  While on the ST its an add on.
>
>---Gregory
Good for you.  Have you added it on yet?  I bet it costs extra.
Please take this to comp.sys.amiga.advocacy.
-- 
Darin Sheriff.  One of the few, the proud, an Amiga 1000 owner.
A computer:  A machine that enables one to make twice as many mistakes
             in half the time.            --unknown--
Disclaimer:  It wasn't me.  It was Chuck. (Yeah that's the ticket)