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Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: ST-Falcon swap scheme concept
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Organization: Dept. of Computing & Electrical Eng., Heriot-Watt University, Scotland
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Wouldn't it be a great idea if Atari were to offer ST owners a swap scheme
in order for them to get their hands on a Falcon?

I bought a 520STFM in March 1990, right before Atari decided to dwindle the
price of an STE;  since then I've upgraded to 1Mb, got a sampling cartridge
and an external floppy disk drive:  the point is, if I were to get a Falcon,
all this stuff would be useless!  If a swap scheme was in operation, Atari
could take our old hardware (use it for spares or sell it again for cheaper
perhaps) and give us a spanking new Falcon:  obviously we would have to give
Atari some money as well;  they can't give away Falcons!

I seem to remember Commodore offering a similar scheme for Amiga 500 owners
upgrading to a CD-TV.  If Commodore can do it, it must be viable (that or
Commodore have egg on their faces).  Atari don't even have to operate it -
perhaps respectable mail order companies could do it, keeping the STs and
disk drives, etc. for resale or repairs.

Despite my enthusiasm for such a concept, I doubt very much whether it will
come true:  I'll have to sell my ST system for a pittance (FMs can't be worth
very much now if you can get an STE mail order for 250 pounds) and save up
the money to afford the (allegedly) newly-boxed Falcon when it arrives on
March 1st (or whenever).  

Well, I suppose, if you don't dream, then you'll never have a dream come true!
(do sing along, Captain Sensible fans!)

Before I go, a question: 'Will Sensible Soccer be available on the Falcon?'

Cheerio, Atarians.


STUART BROWN                         |Norman Lamont has 'not normal man' as an
2nd Year, Bsc Computer Science       |anagram of his name:  explains a lot!
Heriot-Watt University               |
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