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Article #23550Re: A1200 versus Falcon 030... FAQ...NOT
From: GIGGEY Mike S
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 01:42
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 01:42
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In article <1993Jan26.122535.8059@tdb.uu.se> m92mmy@tdb.uu.se (Mattias Myrberg) writes: >RUNE HYLDMO writes: > >>1. Have you ever been read a German computer-mag. Games what is that?? > > There are other mags. > >>2. Do games sell machines in Europe just because they do so in England? > > At least they do so in Scandinavia > >>3. Did the IBM-PC have good games in the 80's? Did it sell anyway. Did it >> sell more than Amiga? > > Who cares. > >>4. Is the A1200 any good without any Fast-ram? Does fast-ram cost money. > > Yes, it is good without Fast-ram, why don't you get the specs. before > you put out statements like that one. I believe that you do not know much about > the AGA-chipset. > >>5. Does the A1200 have a DSP to make stunning zoom-effects. > > Commodore will release a DSP this summer + OS-support for it, > and it won't be simple cheap stuff like the one in the Falcon, > it will be a good quality product. > > Does the Falcon have a PCMCIA-slot ? > >>5 1/2. Does the A1200 have 16-bit sound. Does a 16-bit A1200 card cost money? > > We will have it soon. > >>6. Does the A1200 work properly? Is Amiga 1200 a quality product or a rush >> job? > > A couple of machines sold in the U.K was faulty, other than that the A1200 is perfect. > >>7. Is it better to launch a product with lots of faults or wait untill the >> machine works properly? > > This has nothing to do with the A1200, get your facts straight. > >>8. Are there any "A1200 only" games out there yet. If not what's the use? >> Games sell machines don't they? > > Yes there are. > >/Mattias > >____ >Mattias Myrberg > >m92mmy@bellatrix.tdb.uu.se > Why do you say the Atari has a cheap DSP system in it. It is the same DSP chip that is used on the NEXT computer. Not a flabby system.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!charon.amdahl.com!pacbell.com!ames!sun-barr!cs.utexas.edu!torn!skule.ecf!giggey From: giggey@ecf.toronto.edu (GIGGEY Mike S) Subject: Re: A1200 versus Falcon 030... FAQ...NOT Message-ID: <C1HoqL.2tu@ecf.toronto.edu> Organization: University of Toronto, Engineering Computing Facility References: <runehy.38.728040889@dhhalden.no> <1993Jan26.122535.8059@tdb.uu.se> Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 01:42:17 GMT Lines: 60