Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!mit-eddie!ll-xn!ames!pasteur!ucbvax!ALMSA-1.ARPA!gaspar From: gaspar@ALMSA-1.ARPA (Al Gaspar) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Mega vs 1040ST Message-ID: <8801211429.AA01062@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> Date: 21 Jan 88 14:04:00 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 22 I know what the basic differences are between the Mega and the ST line (keyboard, memory, blitter, etc.) However, I was considering recommending the Mega to a novice user and happened to mention it to a dealer (probably a bad choice :-)). 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. Obviously, though the Mega is a new machine, it is based on the earlier ST line. Anyway, does anyone with experience on both machines give any credence to this dealer's comments? Cheers-- Al -- Al Gaspar USAMC ALMSA, ATTN: AMXAL-OW, Box 1578, St. Louis, MO 63188-1578 COMMERCIAL: (314) 263-5118 AUTOVON: 693-5118 uunet.uu.net!gaspar@almsa-1.arpa