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 In article <199512071955.AA01145@moroder.demon.co.uk>
  Stephen Mulrine <robotron@moroder.demon.co.uk> said:-

>Anybody buying a computer for the sole
>purpose of hooking up to the Internet would have to be mad to go for a
>Falcon instead of a PC.  (Note that I said "sole purpose"; there are
>undoubtedly things that a Falcon does better.)

I agree - I was even thinking about it myself for a short while. The 
PC has the widest range of software available. My point was though, 
that going to a PC, Mac, Sun, SGI, Archimedes, Amiga, whatever..will 
not automatically absolve you from many of the problems we Atari users 
experience on the net. Few people would have enough spare cash to buy 
a machine for use solely as internet access so the whole picture of 
exactly what you wish to do with your computer ( and how much you want 
to spend ) also has a bearing.

>There's nothing of a higher quality than any corresponding PC package, I'm
>sure.  I think everybody could list significant improvements they'd like to
>see made to both Oasis and STIK/CAB (to which I presume you are referring).
>Admittedly, the latter is a remarkable feat of programming.

Agreed for internet access - although CAB is getting there at a 
phenomenal rate! - Have you tried the latest version yet?

But for the more mundane purposes to which I put my computer - Music, 
some graphics, a bit of DTP...there are Atari based packages which can 
easily stand against the best that is available for Windows etc.

Lets face it, most platforms are good these days - it just comes down 
to what you need and what you want.

Cheers

Eddie

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