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From: wes@obie.UUCP (Barnacle Wes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Just a little rumor...
Summary: Well, I heard it slightly different
Keywords: 68030
Message-ID: <237@obie.UUCP>
Date: 25 Oct 88 15:28:14 GMT
References: <2940@vice.ICO.TEK.COM>
Organization: the Well of Souls
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In article <2940@vice.ICO.TEK.COM>, keithr@vice.ICO.TEK.COM (U.D.M.) writes:
> Here is a rumor I heard from a local dealer.  The lack of
> availablity of 1040STs in the US is because Atari is in production
> of 68030 machines to be unleashed at COMDEX in November.  Anyone else
> heard anything to this effect?

My dealer recently visited Atari for some sort of dealer support
conference, and when he came back, he said Atari won't be making any
more 1040STs.  The can make twice as many 520STfms as 1040STs given the
same supply of RAM chips.  It makes sense to me; the new STfms have
double sided drives and the spots on the motherboard for the second bank
of RAM chips.  The 520STfm is essentially a 1040ST minus the second bank
of RAM chips.

I've also read of the '030 machine to be released at Comdex - I can't
wait!  Cringely was "pushing" the machine in last week's InfoWorld.

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