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From: uli@rubmez.UUCP (Uli Liesenfeld)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: GFA Basic v 2.0
Summary: Omikron substituted ST BASIC in Germany
Message-ID: <215@rubmez.UUCP>
Date: 16 Dec 88 12:28:35 GMT
References: <801@sdcc15.ucsd.edu>
Organization: Ruhr Universitaet Bochum, W-Germany
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In article <801@sdcc15.ucsd.edu>, pa1132@sdcc15.ucsd.edu (pa1132) writes:
> 
> Since it is
> almost like being free, perhaps Atari can think getting the right to
> distribute GFA Basic V. 2 with every Atari ST instead of the
> terrible ST BASIC.

In Germany Omikron Basic Rev. 3.0 is shipped with every Atari. Other
Atari owners can get it for 19.95 DM (~ 11.-$). While GFA has advantages
in graphic applications (very minor ones) Omikron is very strong in
mathematical applications. I even think of using it myself.

	    uli          ( <- Still Fortran hacker )

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