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From: sigel@husc4.HARVARD.EDU (steven sigel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: Amiga midi problems?
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Date: Thu, 6-Aug-87 22:41:19 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug  6 22:41:19 1987
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In article <1408@ico.UUCP> scottw@ico.UUCP (Scott Wiesner) writes:
>According to the "Computers and Music" writer in Keyboard magazine, the
>Amiga has an unreliable timer chip that causes problems in sequencers 
>written on the amiga.  I've considered an Atari ST or one of the new 
>A500's to driver my ESQ-1, and while the ST seems to be the machine of 
>choice for synth stuff, the Amiga seems better overall.  If the rumors
>of A500's showing up in mass retailers for Christmas is true, it should
>be the better machine for long term support too.  The only down side to
>the Amiga is the report mentioned above.  
>
>Can anyone provide more info?
>
>Scott
>scottw@ico.isc.com

I own an Atari 1040ST and thus am probably a highly bigoted source, but
I'd recommend the Atari wholeheartedly.  It's got build in MIDI, so there
are no problems with it on the hardware side.  It's also approximately
half the price of an Amiga.  There is no lack of software for it, as the
detractors would have.  Dr. T's Software support the ST heavily on the MIDI
side, as their ads in Music Technology would have.  If you're concerned
about other applications, there is now a software emulator for the ST which
turns the ST into an IBM clone running at more or less the same speed as
a real PC.  There is also a Mac adaptor for it.  You effectively get three
machines for the price of one.  And the original cost is quite low.
Direct further queries to JSD@UMASS.BITNET...

--Jon Drukman