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From: VM1DF1@WVNVM.BITNET ("John Neubert")
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
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Date: 15 Jun 88 14:48:12 GMT
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What is the status this week of the Abaq and '030-based
system?  They've been changing that frequently for the
last two years of their development.  I've heard that
memory costs, European demand, factory loss in Taiwan,
Helios development, etc, etc, are delaying.  Anyone
heard anything else?  Why did Atari's new VP of Computer
Marketing leave (resigned/fired/nothing to do)?  Any word
on the Transputer machine from Commodore -- comparison
to Abaq?  June's Byte has an article on the Abaq and Helios.
Helios isn't written in occam.  Seems Mach from CMU would
have been a good choice, but they (Atari) don't seem to be
aware of its existance.
Is Atrai (Corporation) on the network (this list)?  Do they
participate (Neil Harris, et al -- or their new PR firm that
replaces his former function)?  They have their own bbs
inhouse.  I used it for a while in the past, but seemed a waste.
Does anyone know if it's improved in the last year?
Hope this message hasn't seemed too negative in tone.  I really
am enthusiastic about the Abaq -- if it's produced -- shades
of 120 ST/C64 portable/and many others.