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TT vs 386 boxes

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From: Christopher M Mauritz
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 1989 05:18
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Well, unless you are a diehard Atari fan (I know, there are still a few
left), I would advise you to buy the 25mhz 386 now (if you do indeed
need it now).  Besides, if you want to use it for work you would be
much better off with an industry standard 386 rather than the TT (if it
ever does hit the market).  You'll be able to get software for nearly
every application at reasonable cost and not have to worry about the
lagging support of Atari Corp and vaporware promises.  It is really to
bad.  The 68030 is such a nice mpu compared to the Intel mpu's. (add ^
an o here)  Besides, who needs another workstation with non-industry
standard 16 bit slots.  C'mon...what a waste...Although I would like to
see the TT fly, I don't think you will see it happen (That is IF you
ever see a TT up close and personal...Ha!)

Now that I've got my own little 68030 worksation (named after a popular
red fruit <grin>) and have it actually in front of me (yes, you can
actually see and touch it!), I can't believe how slow my ST seems in
comparison.  All I use my ST for now is Air warrior and an occasional
game.  Best of luck in your computer search!

Chris Mauritz

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