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From: dav@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (William David Haas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: future atari owner needs help
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Date: 3 Jan 89 20:52:50 GMT
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I am thinking about getting an atari.  Why?  cost.  I plan to spend no more
than $2000.  Should I be looking at amiga's?

I have one main concern.  I want to be able to write C code that will run on a
unix machine.  Looking through the magazines I have seen two C languages that
look good.  Can anyone tell me about Mark Williams C and Laser C?

I have some questions about what kind of system I should get.

What is the difference between a 1040 and a 1040+?
What is the difference between a 1040 and a mega 2?
How much do the mega system cost and where can I get one?

I worked on a 520st with a development company back when the st first came
out (back when the os was all software, not on chips).  How much has changed
since those days?

Is there an st running with the 68020 chip and what are the stats on the
STacey?

dav
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