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While is Las Vegas, I had the experience of seeing what I think will
be a problem to Apple. A big problem.

They are billed as the ATARI 130ST (128K) 
		 -and- ATARI 150ST (512K).. {Sound familiar so far?}

Here's the poop:

Disk-Drives:
  3.5 inch with 250K or 500K(REALLY!)
  3.5 inch HARD-DISK. (OPTIONAL)

Printer:
  Color Dot Matrix, Non Impact, 50CPS  (Thermal Transfer)
  Daisy Wheel Letter Quality, 12CPS (Impact, what else?)
  Dot Matrix, 80CPS (Impact)

Monitors:
  12" High Resolution, Monochrome
  12" RGB Color (High resolution, needless to say..)

Memory:
  128K
  512K  (No specs. on speed given.)

  196k OF    ROM!!! (Expandable to 523k of ROM!!) {No more loading!}

Display:
  Individually addressable 32K bit-mapped screen
  3 graphics modes
    329 x 200 in 16 colors   \
			      -512 Colors (8 levels of Red, Blue, Green)
    640 x 200 in 4 colors    /
    640 x 400 in monochrome

Architecture:
  16/32 bit Motorola 68000 microprocessor
    8  32 bit data regs.
    8  32 bit address regs.
   16  bit data bus
   24  bit address bus
    7  levels of interupts
   56  instructions
   14  addressing modes
    5  data types

Data Storage:
  High-speed hard-disk interface
  DMA at 1.33 Megs a second!
  Cartridge access
  Integrated Floppy Disk controller (IFD=IWM from Apple)

Sound and Music:
  30 Hz to above audible range
   3 voices (channels for tri-phonic sound)
     Separate frequency and volume controls
     Dynamic envelope controls, ADSR, and noise.

     "MIDI" (?) interface to hook up synthesizers

Keyboard:
  Ergonomic height and angle
  18 key-numeric keypad
  Separate CPU to run keyboard
  10 function keys
  Undo, Help, Backspace, Insert, Clear/Home, CTRL, ESC, Caps-lock

Video Ports:
  Standard Television (RF)
  Low-res composite video (NTSC)
  Medium-res (RGB)
  High-res (ATARIchrome monitor)

Communications:
  Centronics
  RS-232C
  High-speed hard disk interface
  Joystick ports (2) one for mouse (TWO BUTTONS.)

Languages:
  BASIC
  LOGO
  (more to be announced.)

BASIC SYSTEM:

			**************
			* < 1,000 $$ *
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Overall impressions?

Favorable. When I walked by the Atari booth, I mistook the display
for a MacIntosh. My curiosity was piqued. (at least!)

The Atari Finder was up and running while an Atari rep. was
demonstrating. I wanted to play, but go caught. "DON'T TOUCH
PLEASE!"

Anyway, Apple has something to worry about.


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