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From: fnf@unisoft.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.micro.atari,net.micro.amiga
Subject: Re: set fol atari-mail
Message-ID: <615@unisoft.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 11-Dec-85 17:18:41 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 11 17:18:41 1985
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In article <977@cadovax.UUCP> keithd@cadovax.UUCP (Keith Doyle) writes:
>   1a. The Amiga is NTSC compatible which allows easy use with VTR's, home
>       tv cameras for digitizing/overlaying etc. at the expense of flicker
>       at 640x400.
>
>   1b. The Atari is virtually flicker-free at 640x400 at the expense of NTSC
>       compatibility.

Perhaps this explains why I found the atari machine I looked at yesterday
to have, in general, a much crisper and pleasing color desktop.  Perhaps
some readjustment of the default Amiga workbench colors would help.
As a new Amiga owner, I am still satisfied with my choice, since for *me*
it is the correct one for the things I want to do with the machine.

By the way, you didn't mention the command line interface on the amiga.
I would sorely miss this on the atari.

In all, I thing both are nice little machines, and I hope they both
do well in the marketplace.

-Fred

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