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david@bdt.UUCP (David Beckemeyer) writes:

| * There were a number of TT systems, running simple demos mostly.
| (It reminded me of those early days of the 520 before there were
| any real programs).

I find this really amazing.  I've seen this statement in three places
now, and I guess it means that Atari succeeded in making the TT ST
compatible.  So compatible, in fact, that nobody could tell a TT when
they saw one!  There was _one_ TT running demos at the show, and _four_
running application software: Atari's DeskSet II, and 3 third party
programs: DynaCadd, Cyber series software from Antic (including a beta
version of their new Cyber Motion - a really neat program), and LDW Power.

People used to the feel of the above programs on ST were amazed at the
TT performance.  The author of Cyber Motion was really excited about it,
because he was afraid that his beta version with its rough edges would
look too slow at the show.  He was real happy with the TT.

I guess the point was to show that the TT is a big win with the existing
ST software base.  I guess it's unfortunate that people came away with the
impression that the only TT's at COMDEX were showing demos, and didn't
notice the compatibility.
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   |||   Ken Badertscher  (ames!atari!kbad)
   |||   Atari R&D System Software Engine
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