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From: freed@aum.UUCP (Erik Freed)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga,net.micro.atari
Subject: Re: ST wins over Amiga (??!)
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Date: Fri, 20-Dec-85 11:42:28 EST
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> Lets see now.  520ST's became available in June and the software is now
> ready in December.  Amiga's became available in September and the software
> is ready...in March?  Well, some is available now, in December, which lets
> us all know where the relative priorities of software producers lie.  I
> think it is easier to write programs for the Amiga and I think the designers
> think so too.  I think good hardware design and good system software will beat

One reason that these comparisons are so silly is that the perspective of most
of the people who write these "mine is superior articles" is limited. Atari
early on  targeted the European market and in the first year seemingly did not
care a fig about the USA. However they have managed to capture the Europeans,
and there is 10 times more software over there for the Atari than here for the 
Amiga. I like the Amiga, I really do (after all its just a computer), but these
comparisons seem to all be Amiga people saying the Amiga is better and the atari
people saying that they like their computers just fine. And the price!! (not
to mention the faster benchmarks)

> early-to-market.  I think no amount of partisanship by atari owners will
> keep the Amiga from becomming a success.  I mean, look at the two newsgroups
> and you will see the future.  .atari is full of articles doomsaying the
> amiga and .amiga is full of rich technical questions and hints.  It is clear
> where the software brains are putting their efforts.  Now, there are/were
> some bright people doing ST stuff too, and I think its place in the market
> is secure for awhile at least.  But I don't tkink the Amiga is going away.
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                           Erik James Freed
			   Aurora Systems
			   San Francisco, CA
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