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From: Felton.PA@Xerox.ARPA
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Subject: Re: Atari and Comdex
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Date: Fri, 6-Dec-85 10:48:47 EST
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From: Felton.PA@Xerox.ARPA


	Some people seem to think that Atari was wrong to write its own version
of Boing and compare it to the Amiga version. Two months ago it seemed
like the Amigas stongest selling point was that it could produce
graphics like those in Boing. Every one was saying how fantastic it was.
Now that Atari has a version all you hear from the Amiga people is how
simplistic the program is and just wait until you see what the Amiga can
really do.
	As far as I am concerned all that Atari was doing was saying  "Hey,
whats the big deal about a bouncing ball demo. We can do one that looks
just as good." It seems to me that they were doing a service to the
general public by showing people that one bouncing ball program does not
a computer make.
		I am not saying that this means that the Atari ST has the graphics
capabilities that the Amiga has. It doesn't. On the other hand, I have
yet to be convinced that the Amiga has enough special graphics to make
up for the additional price ($1000 vs. $2000). Though it may seem that I
am biased in Atari's favor, actually I like both machines very much. I
just wish that people wouldn't get so indignant about a little healthy
competitive marketing hype. So, Atari put the monocrome price on the
color monitor in their magazine ads, and Commidore shows light streaming
out of their monitor during the birth of a star child in their TV ads.
The two companies alone will produce more than enough hype. I don't
think that we need alot of "my computer is better than your computer"
fanatics fanning the flames.
		
		
	 John