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There have been several comments on the net lately about
adding this or that to the unix box that atari is planning.
While all of the additions that I have seen are very
interesting I can not support them.

The 68000 box as I understand is supposed to be a cheap, fast
unix box that plugs into the back of the ST.  The proposed
additions contradict this purpose.  Each addition adds to the
cost of the machine and it will delay it's release.  I don't
think anyone wants to have to pay more and wait longer for
unix on the ST.

If a multi-user box is desired then one possible solution
would be to create (perhaps by third party) a box with
a bunch of rs-232 ports in it.  The rs-232 box could
be just another thing on the dma-bus.  This has the advantage
that it would be useful even without the unix box and to
make the unix box work with the rs-232 box should involve a
DRIVER change not a HARDWARE change.  Of course this
would cost more than if the unix box had rs-232 ports but
not everyone want's a multi-user machine.  This
was just something that came to me and I have not
really thought it out, so it may to be even be possible but
the point is there are other ways to add power other than
make one really powerfull box.

michael decorte
l40a@clutx.bitnet