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In article <28320@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU>, stephen@oahu.cs.ucla.edu (Stephen Whitney) writes:
> 
> Sure, Mac IIx, cx, and ci machines are nice.  They're also _really_ expensive.
> If the TT truly has VME slots (yes, they _are_ a standard, even at 16 data bits)and SIMM-based memory along with 512k of ROM space, it will be quite user
> expandable.  We'll be able to plug in new and better graphics cards, run 
> UNIX with hardware memory protection (built into the '030), and expand our
> memory quite effectively.  With the SCSI port, we'll have cheap hard disks, and
> the built-in video modes are nothing to sneeze at.
> 

I think exactly the same way! To me, it is very significant that Atari
can really make computers affordable. For example, a ST costs less than
a third of the price of a MAC, at least here in Finland - and THAT is
something to think about...

Where does all the extra money the Apple takes go? You can even emulate
a MAC with a ST faster than a real MAC. I hope (and believe) that the TT
will be the first truly affordable machine for Unix-usage. 

It takes no effort to make a good but expensive computer. It is much more
difficult to make a computer that is as good but many times cheaper!
I think that's one of the reasons for why there still are some atarians
on this planet....

				Jouni