Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!bbn!uwmcsd1!lakesys!joe
From: joe@lakesys.UUCP (Joe Pantuso)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Atari 1040ST availability
Message-ID: <430@lakesys.UUCP>
Date: 4 Feb 88 06:33:44 GMT
References: <424@lakesys.UUCP> <53@lzaz.ATT.COM> <426@lakesys.UUCP>
Reply-To: joe@lakesys.UUCP (Joe Pantuso)
Organization: Lake Systems, Milwaukee, WI
Lines: 42

In article <426@lakesys.UUCP> mark@lakesys.UUCP (Mark Storin) writes:
>In article <53@lzaz.ATT.COM> bds@lzaz.ATT.COM (BRUCE SZABLAK) writes:
>>In article <424@lakesys.UUCP>, joe@lakesys.UUCP (Joe Pantuso) writes:
>>> I intended to order an Atari 1040 ST color system today.  I have been
>>> slavishly saving my money for months and months now...
>>
>>A suggestion: Buy a 520 and use the left over cash to buy the software
>>that will make your box more than an expensive paper weight. You HAVE
>>priced the software your going to need?
>
>       I tend to disagree with this statement.  Mainly because the 520 now
>sports an internal single sided drive.  This makes it much more difficult to
>upgrade to double sided drives.  The old 520's had external drives.  Much
>easier to upgrade.
>
>       It also makes more sense to go with a full meg right away.  Soon
>applications will be expecting a meg (what with the Mega's being out).  Why go
>thru the extra hassle of doing a memory upgrade (which I believe he would want
>to do right away if he got a 520).
>

Yes, I have priced software.  And as a matter of fact 80% of it _requires_ at
least a meg.  This I knew already which is why I wanted the 1040.  Also, I
intend to make all the hardware modifications there are possible, and it is
much better to *start* with a 1040 than to end with one...

In any case, I ordered one.  When I talked to CMO the first time the operator
said they expected them in next Monday (translation:15 to 20 days), that is
the best date anyone gave me, the price is the best too(even though it is $200
more than I thought I would pay 3 months back-BLAME THAT ONE ON THE COMPANY
WITH THE INITIALS A.T.A.R.I.), so hopefully I'll have it _by then end of the
month_ for $1004.

Stay tuned....


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