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From: ted@inmet.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Orphaned Response
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Date: Wed, 16-Oct-85 23:34:00 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct 16 23:34:00 1985
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^>>/* Written  2:13 pm  Oct  3, 1985 by preece@ccvaxa in inmet:net.micro.atar */
^>>
^>>> Not true.  Jack Tramiel talked to anyone who would listen, and promised
^>>> all sorts of dates and features which proved to be excessively
^>>> optimistic.
^>>----------
^>>I don't know that "excessively optimistic" is fair.  The machine shipped
^>>a couple of months late, which isn't too bad, and the features seem to
^>>be in pretty good accord with the early discussions.
^>>----------
^>>> If you need a current example (other than quality software) look at the
^>>> Atari CD ROM.  Yes CD ROMs do exist, DEC sells one, no they do not sell
^>>> to end users for anything near $500, and they will not be near that
^>>> price for over a year.  /* Written 11:48 pm  Sep 30, 1985 by
^>>> sjl@amdahl.UUCP in ccvaxa:net.micro.atari */
^>>----------
^>>I don't know when/whether the Atari CD-ROM will ship, or what its delivered
^>>price will be, but I wouldn't write it off yet.  It wasn't promised
^>>until Fall, anyway.
^>>-- 
^>>scott preece
^>>gould/csd - urbana
^>>ihnp4!uiucdcs!ccvaxa!preece
^>>/* End of text from inmet:net.micro.atar */


The new issue of BYTE has an a very good review of the 520ST.  Skimming
through a copy at the local news stand, I saw alot of phases such as,
"fastest micro-floppy disk access of any home computer" and "fastest hard-
disk access"... etc.

In any event, it appeared that the ST received a favorable rating from the
people at BYTE.  I must read the article alittle closer sometime...