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From: rona@hpdml93.HP.COM (ron abramson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Looking for an Evangelist
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Date: 14 Dec 88 20:43:08 GMT
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Tony Giaccone) writes:

>I'm currently in the market for a new computer, and have been thinking
>seriously about purchasing an Atari-ST for two main reasons. First is
>the price, Atari's seem to be more reasonably priced then Mac's or 
>Amiga's the two main competing machines (for me anyway). The second
>reason is the built in MIDI support. 

>There are also several good reasons for not buying an ST. First no one 
>in my area (Rochester, N.Y.) seems to carry the ST line. In fact the 
>one salesperson who knew what an ST was told me he had just sold his 
>ST and that the store had discontinued sales of the machine a few months 
> etc...
>Third, I have no idea what kinds of 
>development tools are availible for the ST. All this brings me back 
>to the thought of purchasing a Mac.

>So, can anyone out there give me more good reasons for buying an ST.
>I'm looking for an ST evangelist. Someone who can convince me that an ST 
>is the correct choice. I suggest that if you've got some good points to

Based on the responses so far, it might be tough to find an evangelist.
Sorry, I'm not one either!

However, I do like my ST for what I use it for and how much I paid for
it.  I HAVE NOT found the OS to be overly buggy for casual use.  I HAVE
found some decent (if not state-of-the-art) software.  And, its a pretty
fast machine with lots of versitility due to the generous number of
ports.

In general, your reasons for not buying an ST sound pretty reasonable to
me.  On the other hand, I don't care to spend several thousand dollars
buying a Mac.  Could you tell us: 

	1. How many hours a week will you use your computer?
	2. What applications would you like to run?
	3. How much money are you willing to spend?

When I was shopping for a computer my answers to the questions above
made the Atari the best choice.  Since then, the AT clones have gotten
pretty reasonable, however...

				Good Luck!

				Ron Abramson

P.S. These opinions are mine! (I think)


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