Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!microsoft!darekm From: darekm@microsoft.UUCP (Darek MIHOCKA) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Quick ST vs Turbo ST Message-ID: <70883@microsoft.UUCP> Date: 25 Feb 91 23:49:53 GMT References: <1991Feb19.235931.21308@ecst.csuchico.edu> Reply-To: darekm@microsoft.UUCP (Darek MIHOCKA) Distribution: comp Organization: Microsoft Corp., Redmond WA Lines: 36 In article <1991Feb19.235931.21308@ecst.csuchico.edu> ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu (Ed Krimen) writes: >alanh@logitek.co.uk (Alan Hourihane) writes: > >- I am using Quick ST V2.2D-(Demo Version) and Turbo ST >- V1.6D-(Demo version). >- >- I received these figures:- >- [figures deleted for space considerations] > After you posted your comparison about two weeks ago I wrote you a lenthy email (two in fact) with a list of comments about your comparison of the two products. I have attempted to send this email several times through different paths but it keeps being bounced back. So Ed, if you are reading this, please contact me. One of my main objections, which I think is important, is that there are a growing number of machines (especially in Germany) that are incompatible with Turbo ST. The TT. Overscan. Autoswitch Overscan. Large screen monitors. 68020 and 68030 accelerators. All of these enhancements will crash your ST or TT if you use Turbo ST. You talked of running benchmarks on TOS 1.0. Geez, it's good to know that Turbo ST is compatible with obsolete versions of TOS, but not with the latest machines. Quick ST currently supports all the above enhancements (except for 256 color mode on the TT, which will be supported in version 3.0). Considering that Softrek (and other software developers such as the Codeheads) have told the ST community to not expect any new software from them, I find it difficult to understand how you could recommend their product. Again, please contact me so we can discuss this in greater detail. - Darek ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Darek Mihocka ph:(206)-885-5893 All views expressed are my own. Branch Always Software, 14150 NE 20th St. Suite 302, Bellevue, WA 98007 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------