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From: ray@rochester.ARPA (Ray Frank)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: Lack of Atari 8-bit software!
Message-ID: <26020@rochester.ARPA>
Date: Tue, 17-Mar-87 11:35:04 EST
Article-I.D.: rocheste.26020
Posted: Tue Mar 17 11:35:04 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 18-Mar-87 06:47:44 EST
References: <19@dalcsug.UUCP>
Reply-To: ray@rochester.UUCP (Ray Frank)
Organization: U of Rochester, CS Dept, Rochester, NY
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Keywords: Atari software

In article <19@dalcsug.UUCP> euloth@dalcsug.UUCP (Glenn Euloth) writes:
>
>	I would like to know why such games as Gunship (Microprose), Bard's
>Tale I and II (Electronic Arts), Defender of the Crown (Cinemaware), PHM
>Pegasus (Electronic Arts) etc., etc., are not available for the 8-bit Atari!
>
>Glenn Euloth
>Dalhousie University
>Halifax, NS
>Canada

I've found Gunship for the 8-bit Atari.  The next time you go looking for
atari software browse through the commodore section.  Sometimes, the software
will be written for both atari and commodore but is put in the commodore.  But
overall, I agree, the 8-bit atari is being left behind in the availability of
new software.  I would like to purchase some of the flight simulators that
are only available at present for the commodore.   I've thought about 
purchasing a commodore just to be able to buy new software again, like the
good ole days when atari was more popular and the 800 series was still being
manufactured.

ray