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From: smb@cs.purdue.EDU (Scott M. Ballew)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: ATARI HISTORY
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Date: 2 May 91 14:31:16 GMT
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In article <91121.170707AKH104@psuvm.psu.edu> AKH104@psuvm.psu.edu writes:

> [ history of the Atari machines deleted ]

>32 bit machines....just released the Atari TT/30 (?)  This is the BEST piece
>of hardware available to any user of any system at this time (1991!)

It's too bad that you had to take an essentially correct review of
Atari machine history and end it with an editorial opinion.  Many
might disagree with this comment (including me).

By the way, you missed an important happening in Atari history that
occured between the 8-bit machines and the 16-bit machines.  This
event was basically the flip-flop of the hardware and software
designers of the Commodore and Atari 8-bit machines.  Check out your
history and you will see that, in general, the designers of the 8-bit
machine for one company, designed the 16-bit machines of the other
company (ie., the Amiga was designed by the Atari 8-bit people and the
ST was designed by the Commodore 8-bit people).  Just for you
information/amusement. :-)

Scott