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From: dlk0ms9s@umiami.ir.miami.edu (Mark Santora)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: advice please - Atari-ST or Amiga
Message-ID: <1991Feb6.234002.7776@umiami.ir.miami.edu>
Date: 7 Feb 91 04:40:02 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.  
> 
> 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???
> 
> Atari has very healthy markets abroad and just like commodore, Atari has
> yet to take advantage of the USA market.
> 
> If you want to do word processing, I hardly think you would have time to
> play a game at the same time.  As for multi tasking, Atari multitasks
> REALISTICALLY.  That is, if you want to print something out, or download
> something or do something else like play music that doesn't require
> your constant interaction there are plenty of options available to help you 
> do these things in the background so you don't waste time so you can do
> something else..like play games.
> 
> Really, multitasking is WAY overplayed by AMIGA people.  They are not
> 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


  Ok people, here you go with the DEFINITIVE answer.  I own BOTH a MEGA 2 and 
an Amiga 500.  Now, I have personally come to like each machine for each of its
strong points.  The Amiga has the graphics.  No Question.  Don't get me wrong,
the ST has the capbility, but I have better use for it.  Now the ST is used
for all of my MIDI tasks as well as modem uses(I am doing this off my MEGA) and
Word Processing.  My processor of choice is Word Up.  I also DTP off the MEGA
with Calamus.  I also use the AMIGA for GenLocking.  Now that Dpaint is out
for the ST I must say that I find it easier than DPIII for the AMIGA.  But this
is not a HOLY WAR.  DOn't start one, it isn't worth it.  Just admit your
personal findings about the machines and let it go, there is no reason to
attack machine owners.  And just for the sake of Argument, the multitaksing on
the AMIGA is just too slow for me.  Oh well.

  Mark Santora
  DLK0MS9S@UMIAMI.EDU