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From: HEIMBIG@WSUVM1.BITNET (Bruce Heimbigner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: mega 2
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Date: 17 Jun 88 00:51:31 GMT
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I called Atari to determine a local dealer for the mega's, the closest
are a couple of hundred miles away.  I'm used to that in Pullman, WA
but I expected Spokane (80 miles) would have them.  instead Seattle area
was the closest (I hope that will change). Any how, I ordered a color
mega 2 (by phone i sure was'nt going to drive there). Acourding to the dealer
it has a blitter in it and that the new ones he's getting some do and
some don't have the blitter.  Oh, by the way no-one tryed to sell me a
laser printer for it so i'm sure Atari isn't trying force the dealer to
buy one with every mega they buy.  It's true you cannot get a mega mail
order.  The dealers I talked (the ones that had megas) said the new
requirements weren't that much problem but the ones who were without
Megas did kinda bark about it.

I was able to do a little bargaining and I think got a fair price.
BUT, it was more than I thought I'ld be paying.  It made the choice
between a Mac and ST more difficult but availble color, blitter, 2 meg,
compatilbity with MS-DOS discs (which they force me to use at work)
won out in the end.  Another important factor was the cost of software
I plan to be legal and buy software that I use, this alone would have
made a Mac at LEAST $600 more expensive.  (Yes, I know there is software
on the Mac that is more capable, but the gap is closeing ;)

Bye
 Bruce Heimbigner
Email:                    Snail mail:
 HEIMBIG@WSUVM1.bitnet      N.W. 324 True Street
                            Pullman WA 99163-3347 (USA)
----"It's all very well in practice,
        but in theory it just doesn't work."