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From: braner@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (braner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Mega-ST release date?
Message-ID: <1530@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Date: Fri, 26-Jun-87 00:58:18 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 26 00:58:18 1987
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Organization: Cornell Theory Center, Cornell University, Ithaca NY
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Summary: Votes for a 1-Meg Mega-ST?

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I am disappointed to hear that the Mega-ST will not be available in the
1-Megabyte version.  Although I would love to have 2, 4 or even 64 Megs,
I would rather wait till the new 1 Megabit DRAM chips came down in price
to about the same (per byte) as the 256Kbit chips.  That will only take
6 months or so.  The Mega-ST is (supposed to be) easily upgradable, so why
force us to buy the fruit before its season?  (If somebody needs the RAM
_NOW_ they _can_ buy the bigger Megas.  I just want the choice.)

The rumors have it that Atari don't want to hurt sales of the 1040.  I'd say:
stop making it, now!  Get the Megas out!  You'll sell 1-Meg Megas just as well
(or better) and make the same money.  (If they already have 2^64 1040's in the
warehouses then, well, it's a terrible mistake.)

- Mosy nite oit