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From: pes@bath63.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Squirm atari squirm!!! (Flames)
Message-ID: <1192@bath63.ux63.bath.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, 21-May-87 13:25:41 EDT
Article-I.D.: bath63.1192
Posted: Thu May 21 13:25:41 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 23-May-87 08:17:09 EDT
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Reply-To: pes@ux63.bath.ac.uk (Paul Smee)
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Well, there are some Mega-ST's running around the larger dealers here, but
marked 'FOR DEMONSTRATION ONLY' -- still can't buy one.  The only thing I've
discovered about them so far (disc in pocket at demo) was that the 4-Meg
Mega (at least the one I saw) won't boot with ETERNAL2 in the AUTO folder.
Two bombs.

My current very large gripe is that Atari UK have decided not to import the
1Meg MegST model 'because it would interfere with sales of the 1040'.
(Note this is an *official* rumour, confirmed several times by people who are
supposed to be in a position within Atari UK to know.  And, some of the
larger dealers are apparently trying to persuade them to reconsider.)

If the 1Meg Mega were available, I'd trade in my 520ST (not even STM, old one
brick power supply, loose disc drive, reset switch next to power button) for
a Mega-1 like a shot.  Without it, it's a hard choice between a brain
transplant (memory upgrade) and a trade-in for a 1040-STF; and I'm inclined
to think the brain transplant would be the sensible solution.