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From: andyc@hplsla.HP.COM (Andy Cassino)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Quick ST vs Turbo ST
Message-ID: <5440158@hplsla.HP.COM>
Date: 26 Feb 91 23:11:44 GMT
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Organization: HP Lake Stevens, WA
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Just last night (Feb25) I was on GEnie and checked out the TurboST and
CodeHead topics for grins. I learned a few things I was not aware of, 
and apparently darekm@microsoft.UUCP (Darek MIHOCKA) is not either, for 
he writes:
 
| 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.

The latest version of TurboSt is 1.84 and it now supports accelerators.

| 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.

Wayne Buckholdt (who *is* SofTrek) is acquiring a TT and hi-res multisync 
monitor to support these new systems.

CodeHead just announced HotWire 3.0, a major upgrade, available NOW. A
CodeKeys upgrade is due soon.

It was distressing to learn that CodeKeys has sold only 500 copies world-wide, 
with estimates of thousands of pirated copies in circulation on on pirate 
BBS's.

BTW, I previously said TurboST did not have a auto program version - not
true! I just didn't look close enough at my distribution disk. Installed it
last night and it works fine.

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