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From: ecs40hw036@minnie.ucdavis.edu (0000;0000047834;3200;250;205;ecs40hw)
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Subject: Re: Atari-bashing (was Re: Looking for an Evangelist)
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Date: 17 Jan 89 20:10:29 GMT
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Reply-To: ecs40hw036@minnie.ucdavis.edu (Andy)
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Every computer user will put up with its quirks eventually, and
users are usually loyal to the brand that appeals to them.  There are 
more than adequete software titles and programs for the Atari and the
Amiga.  But, Atari ST is more of a solid, computer aimed for the user 
because GEM has less quirks than Workbench and it uses more reliable chips.
The Amiga, on the other hand, is more well suited for specialized uses
less MIDI, which is the ST's strong suit.  However, I like the ST because
of certain personal reasons...

Ever since Pong came out, Atari developed a unique personality.  The 2600
represented a elegant stroke of ingenuity, more so than Coleco in its day.
Other machines had more power, but the 2600 sold.  Atari users knew their
game systems were inferior, but they remained loyal.  Then came the 
opinion of the masses...  When the 400 and 800 came out, and the loyal 
Atarians or would-be hackers picked it up, others would say, why not
Apple?  Or why not IBM?  You mean you bought a $1000 game machine?  From
the beginning, Atarians had to defend themselves to death wherever they
tread, unless of course, it was safe Atari territory.  A sort of brotherhood
developed amongst Atarians that stood together through the failed Morgan
stint, the 7800, the Marie, the invincible days of '82, the days when it
seemed Atari would meet an early grave in 83, the 1400XL, and finally, the
somewhat rebirth of Atari with the ST.  Of course, some Atari users are
unaware of this, but there is a core of truly loyal Atari users who give
Atari so much personality.  That is why I am an Atarian.

-Andy