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From: dianeh@ISM780.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.micro.atari
Subject: Okay, let me have it...
Message-ID: <30900002@ISM780.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 7-Feb-86 10:11:00 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb  7 10:11:00 1986
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Nf-From: ISM780!dianeh    Feb  7 10:11:00 1986


[Where do all the eaten lines go?...]

I got a call from a friend of mine last night who told me he's thinking
about buying a computer to use for his small business and is looking at the
ST. Now, I've been away from the microcomputer world for a couple of years,
and all this sort of took me by surprise -- I spent last night going through
net.micro* trying to catch up. What I'd like from all you wonderful netters
out there is whole bunches of information about what's what: What's the
poop about the ST line? Is the "development kit" generally available, or
do you have to be a development house? What's being sold to the general
public -- everything? How good is the 520ST? What about the 1040ST?
Availability? Accessories? Software? What's the TFM machine (it was
referenced in an article wrt UN*X on an ST ROM)? What's the source of the
heated debate over Amiga vs. ST? What's the 'info-atari' user I keep seeing
on a lot of the postings? Is Atari on Usenet now? Is there truth in the
UN*X-for-the-ST rumor? What would be the anticipated cost of a 1040ST with
1Meg of RAM, a 10Mb hard disk, monitor, and printer? Recommended dealers
in the L.A. area?  What's the meaning of 42? (Just kidding ;-))
Anyway, you get the idea, I hope. Please mail any responses (gee, I *hope*
there are responses) to:

       (east coast): ihnp4!allegra!ima!ism780!dianeh
       (west coast): decvax!vortex!ism780!dianeh

Thanks in advance for all your help,

Diane Holt
INTERACTIVE Systems Corp.

"So, what can you do with a computer?"
"Anything you want."