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From: rob@raksha.eng.ohio-state.edu (Rob Carriere)
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Subject: Re: Random Atari Bashing
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Date: 25 Jan 89 21:17:27 GMT
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In article <1046@hudson.acc.virginia.edu> gl8f@Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl) 
writes:
[on my posting]
>The blitter chip hasn't come out to fit old 1040s; [...] 
>What you _REALLY_ want is for them to get the cost down so
>they can do this.

Uh, sorry, but I don't care *WHY* they aren't sending these cards, all
I observe is that they are not sending them.

>GDOS is out, and you can buy it with any of a number of software
>packages. [...]
>What you really need is to understand what GDOS is.

Sorry again, I know what GDOS is, and the point stands.  They sold me
a machine with an incomplete OS, and did not think it necessary to
rectify the matter.  That some companies offer me GDOS as a package deal
with their software is irrelevant.

>And, finally, if you think you NEED a coprocessor

Yes, I do.

> (not that the
>average user does enough floating point to need one),

So?

>contact GFA or
>talk to your German friends. That one is for 520/1040 machines.

And get something no compiler will support.  Right.

>You probably don't even really want this: it's expensive and few
>people need the extra performance.

I'm so glad you know so precisely what I want and need.  You want to
run my life for me too?

>What's the point? How can you and I read the same newgroup and get
>such different information? 

Still sorry, but you might want to look up the word fact in a
dictionary; we do not disagree on any facts, just on intepretation.

>3 more days 'till my qualifying exams.

Success with it!

SR