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 In article <19970129234304118460@tachyon.demon.co.uk>
  frank@SPAMBLOCK_REMOVE_TO_REPLYtachyon.co.uk (Frank Charlton) wrote:-

>Trooper <philip@bengio.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> I dont know Frank,If the cpu and fpu can be accelerated now why not then,They
>> must of been able to speed them up then,Apple did.
>
>Yeah, I know - don't get me wrong - I know the technology was available
>then, but how cost-effective was it? The point that comparable Macs were
>available at the time is true, but they were also more expensive. The
>Falcon was pricy enough to start with, and Atari wanted to keep it
>nearer to the A1200's price than that of a Quadra 660AV or similar.
>
>Mind you, I agree completely with you - Atari *should* have done
>something like that - possibly a 'base' Falcon and an enhanced one.
>
>ATB, Frank.
>
Just wondering Frank,Are you an ex Atari user and now running a Mac.
I notice that there a a few people here that are ex Atari users and still
interested in the Atari scene,Is it nostalgia or is the Atari is more of a hobby
than just a machine that boots up and runs windows. Mind you it would be
nice to see some of those cds transfered over to run on a Falcon. 

Phil




 

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