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From: sansom@trwrba.UUCP (Richard E. Sansom)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga,net.micro.atari
Subject: Re: ST enthusiasts
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Date: Wed, 18-Dec-85 11:18:53 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 18 11:18:53 1985
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In article <342@unmg.UUCP> tvillan@unmg.UUCP writes:
>Ok all you 520st enthusiasts, its time to stop dreaming.  The atari
>st is an incredible low end home computer.  But it is NOT an Amiga.

Thanks for the compliment (:-)

>I don't own either machine, and probably never will, however I have
>researched both.  Both have merits of their own...

Gee, I guess that makes you an authority on the subject (unlike those
of us who actually OWN an ST or Amiga :-)

>                        ...The Amiga is a better computer, flat out,
>and it also costs twice as much.  Which is better for the money?
>I don't know...

I'm sure you don't (make up your mind!)

>                 ...I am tired of hearing atari salesmen, and atari
>owners, blabbing that the ST is "the same thing as an Amiga".  That
>quote came directly from an atari salesman.

We all know how much knowledge salesmen possess (I base all of my
buying decisions on what they don't know :-).  Seriously, I own an ST
(not a "520st") and am probably going to buy an amiga (Amiga :-)
sometime in the future.  I, for one, do not believe that the two
computers are "the same thing".  However, I do believe that if people
can stop arguing about which machine is better, then we might be able
to help both machines find strong positions in the (presently boring) PC
marketplace.  Buy an Amiga or ST and write some software!

Richard E. Sansom
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