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From: R_Tim_Coslet@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: About Atari's, Mac's, and IBM's
Message-ID: <4422@cup.portal.com>
Date: 11 Apr 88 03:38:42 GMT
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Bob Rogers        rogers@StPaul.NCR.COM		Writes:
]In article <8804071811.AA05419@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> KAHNP@SKIDMORE.BITNET (I Agitate Communists) writes:
]>I am thinking of upgrading from my evil 6502 based machine (Apple //e).
]Why?  I'm serious - there is a _lot_ more software for the //e, and a lot
]greater variety of software.  Yes, it (the //) is slower, and if you want to
]do hacker-type stuff the ST is superior, but before you dump your Apple make
]sure your new machine can do everything your present one can.  (Software, 
]software, software.)  If possible, you may want to keep your //e - there are
]times I wish I still had my old C64 (in addition to my ST).

This IS a _very_ important point: anytime you upgrade to a new machine
make sure you can use all your old software or easilly can convert it
for the new machine.

I used a Western Digital Pascal MicroEngine since 1980. 
It only runs UCSD Pascal... I made sure I could get a
UCSD Pascal system for the Atari ST _before_ I bought the
ST, so I could convert the programs without having to rewrite EVERYTHING!!!

					R. Tim Coslet

R_Tim_Coslet@cup.portal.com