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From: hmm@laura.UUCP (Hans-Martin Mosner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Mega vs 1040ST
Message-ID: <189@laura.UUCP>
Date: 25 Jan 88 10:52:58 GMT
References: <8801211429.AA01062@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
Reply-To: hmm@laura.UUCP (Hans-Martin Mosner)
Organization: University of Dortmund, W-Germany
Lines: 33
Posted: Mon Jan 25 11:52:58 1988

In article <8801211429.AA01062@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> gaspar@ALMSA-1.ARPA (Al Gaspar) writes:
>  He made the comment that since the
>1040ST was in its 17th revision (his terminology) it was a much more
>stable machine than the Mega, which had just been released.  He went on
>to say that if a bug free working environment was the priority, one
>should stick with the 1040ST (and who would EVER want 2meg :-)).  I can
>follow his thinking, but I'm not sure whether it is based on true
>experience or just hypothesis.

I suspect that this dealer just has a higher margin on the 1040 :-)
The Mega is in almost every respect the better ST.  It is so similar
to the 1040 et al that there are virtually no compatibility problems
(programs which use undocumented system variables break).
But you get a much better keyboard, more memory and a nicer case :-)
And there is the battery-backed-up clock, the blitter support,
the coprocessor support etc.
One thing that I don't like too much about the Mega is the fan.
Though the one in front of me is rather quiet, it's still a noise
that does not belong in an office.  I know that almost no PC comes
without one nowadays, but I don't like it...
Another thing (I hope Atari will fix it soon) is the weak
construction of the keyboard cable plug.  It looks like it is
very easy to break.  I did not try it yet...

'nuff said.  Go for the Mega !

	Hans-Martin

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