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Re: 1040 ST vs. 520 ST w/upgrade

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From: J. Knapp
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1986 00:13
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In article <572@mordred.purdue.UUCP> sjc@purdue.UUCP (Steve J Chapin) writes:
>
>... is there any reason to buy a 1040?  Aren't there some advantages to
>the layout, or ports, or something that make the price difference
>worthwhile? ...

A computer dealer made a good point in favor of the 1040: The "keyboard"
unit on the 1040 contains a power supply, disk drive, and TV interface.
So if you want to travel with your computer, you only need to take the
keyboard and connect it to any handy TV, and you're in business!
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From: rlp@cbosgd.UUCP (J.  Knapp)
Newsgroups: net.micro.atari16
Subject: Re: 1040 ST vs. 520 ST w/upgrade
Message-ID: <2031@cbosgd.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 18-Apr-86 19:13:16 EST
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Posted: Fri Apr 18 19:13:16 1986
Date-Received: Mon, 21-Apr-86 03:15:26 EST
References: <572@mordred.purdue.UUCP>
Reply-To: rlp@cbosgd.UUCP (J.  Knapp)
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Keywords: cheaper? better?