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1 total messages Started by nep.pgelhausen Wed, 15 Jan 1986 17:48

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Author: nep.pgelhausen
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1986 17:48

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OK.  I -might- accept the preposition that a $400 price tag will make
many people -view- the ST as a toy computer.  But the price has nothing
to do with actual performance.  Unfortunately in cases like these it is
what people think that counts more than the facts.

The Amiga is (at least I am not afraid to say it) a better computer
that the ST.  Just not enough to make up for the price difference. 
Also, the software for each machine will probably maintain the hi/lo
cost split.  My main concern is that by (even apparently, although not
actually) lowering the price on the ST, Tramiel is making the same
misteak that the 'old' Atari did.....give people the opportunity to
see a machine function as a toy and they will see it -ONLY- as a toy.

Enough of this.  Does anyone have any interesting Action! programs (for
the 'older' computers) that they would be willing to post?  Does the
person who posted "Harvey" a little bit ago realize that it does not
work quite right (my version at least....& I downloaded it twice to 
make certain it wasn't a transfer error...the second time was with
JPs KERMIT in Action!.)?  

		-Richard Hartman
		max.hartman@ames-vmsb
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