Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site uwmacc.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!uwvax!uwmacc!rick From: rick@uwmacc.UUCP (the absurdist) Newsgroups: net.bizarre Subject: what are you talking about? Message-ID: <1328@uwmacc.UUCP> Date: Thu, 25-Jul-85 14:06:33 EDT Article-I.D.: uwmacc.1328 Posted: Thu Jul 25 14:06:33 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 27-Jul-85 02:24:24 EDT Reply-To: rick@uwmacc.UUCP (Rick Keir) Organization: UWisconsin-Madison Academic Comp Center Lines: 32 [ "Don't worry, General, it's only swamp gas!" ] What follows is a message from one of the technical groups. After looking at the subject line, I eventually found the cryptic product number identifying this product. However, the subject was "Re: Your message of ()". When this single, obscure number is removed, what we have left appears to be a description of either a new computer, or a new sex toy. >I've seen it, touched it, played with it, and can vouch for its existence. >As of a couple of weeks ago, they were ready to sell me one on the spot; snce >then they've only had the demonstrator unit in. > >Looks nice; mouse buttons squeak a little (a mice that squeaks; sort of makes >sense, doesn't it?) but other than that the system seemed fairly robust. > >The display was *beautiful*. Crisp, sharp... very, very nice. > >Not much software, and what there was spent a lot of time whirring the disk. > >That's about it; I'll post more info as I get it. > ("It" is a "520ST", which if you are up on micro numbers turns out to be a new product from Atari. It is in short supply, but also in low demand.) -- "Grovel, you commoners!" -- Harry Flashman, V.C. Rick Keir -- MicroComputer Information Center, MACC 1210 West Dayton St/U Wisconsin Madison/Mad WI 53706 {allegra, ihnp4, seismo}!uwvax!uwmacc!rick