Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!helios.ee.lbl.gov!pasteur!franny.Berkeley.EDU!c91a-ra From: c91a-ra@franny.Berkeley.EDU (john kawakami reader) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit Subject: Re: DataQue Turbo-816 Message-ID: <7004@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> Date: 1 Nov 88 10:23:06 GMT References: <8811010302.AA03304@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> Sender: news@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU Reply-To: c91a-ra@franny.Berkeley.EDU.UUCP (john kawakami reader) Organization: University of California, Berkeley Lines: 27 In article <8811010302.AA03304@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> PARSONS@KSUVM.BITNET (Scott Parish) writes: About the Turbo-816 upgrade: > later. They had hoped to convince Atari to put the 816 in new XE's, but > Atari says 'Why would we want to redesign the 8-bit machine to be competitive > with our own ST anyway?' But Apple did it! (Sen. Bentsen: Atari you're > no Apple computer.)] > > Developers and other interested users can contact: > DataQue ONLINE at: Chuck's BBS 'Master 800' > 3306 Bank Avenue West or 419-529-5197 > PO Box 134 GEnie: R.SHUE > Ontario, OH 44862 GEnie, DELPHI, > Compuserve: DataQue >Acknowledge-To: Scott Parish "COMPETITIVE"?!?! give me a break! Since when would a somewhat faster 130XE be competitive with an ST? I feel Atari is being foolish for not helping this product along. This could give another boost to XE sales in new foriegn markets, where the C64 is king. One feasable possiblity would be to socket any parts that would have to be moved to install this upgrade, then give a discount if you buy the Dataque and the 8-bit at the same time. "Why would we want to improve the 2600 to be competitive with the 7800 anyway?" --No One John Kawakami / c91a-ra@franny.berkeley.edu / I'm sorryyyy, I'm sorryyyy, / / I'm sorryyyy, I'm sorryyyy. / / -S. Central Rain (REM)