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From: mfolivo@sactoh0.UUCP (Mark F. Newton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Unexpandable megas
Summary: Why more memory?
	 Do you really need it?
Message-ID: <2333@sactoh0.UUCP>
Date: 26 Dec 89 08:36:42 GMT
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Organization: Sacramento Public Access, Ca. USA
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With all the discussion (to me, whining) about how "easy" it is to
expand IBM memory as opposed to the Mega, (blah blah blah), I have
one thing to say.

Why do you need megabytes upon megabytes of memory, if you use a
computer in a home environment? Do you really need 93 Terabytes to
do word processing?

I have a Mega 4, and for home purposes, it is sufficient. And even
for small business use, 4Mb is certainly enough to drive laser
printers.

Do some people really know how much memory 4Mb is? Most small
businesses get by with 640k, maybe even 1Mb (which most IBMs only
use less than 640k in their programs). I mean, 4000kb is not
enough?

About not being able to expand the Mega 2, has someone from Atari
responded to my posting about the 2Mb expansion kit from Atari?
To reiterate, I once worked at an Atari dealer, and we had a couple
of these 2Mb expansion boards that plugged into the expansion bus.
Since I had a Mega 4, you couldn't plug it in, but we never sold
one to any Mega 2 owners. With all this talk about more memory, is
this expansion board still available from Atari?

For home use, and small business use 4Mb is certainly enough. And
if you *really* need more capacity, then the TT is for you.
(Although you need to go to Europe to get one)

Mata ne da-cha,
Shinobu

-- 
Sakura-mento, CA
 
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