dianeh@ISM780.UUCP (02/07/86)
[Where do all the eaten lines go?...] I got a call from a friend of mine last night who told me he's thinking about buying a computer to use for his small business and is looking at the ST. Now, I've been away from the microcomputer world for a couple of years, and all this sort of took me by surprise -- I spent last night going through net.micro* trying to catch up. What I'd like from all you wonderful netters out there is whole bunches of information about what's what: What's the poop about the ST line? Is the "development kit" generally available, or do you have to be a development house? What's being sold to the general public -- everything? How good is the 520ST? What about the 1040ST? Availability? Accessories? Software? What's the TFM machine (it was referenced in an article wrt UN*X on an ST ROM)? What's the source of the heated debate over Amiga vs. ST? What's the 'info-atari' user I keep seeing on a lot of the postings? Is Atari on Usenet now? Is there truth in the UN*X-for-the-ST rumor? What would be the anticipated cost of a 1040ST with 1Meg of RAM, a 10Mb hard disk, monitor, and printer? Recommended dealers in the L.A. area? What's the meaning of 42? (Just kidding ;-)) Anyway, you get the idea, I hope. Please mail any responses (gee, I *hope* there are responses) to: (east coast): ihnp4!allegra!ima!ism780!dianeh (west coast): decvax!vortex!ism780!dianeh Thanks in advance for all your help, Diane Holt INTERACTIVE Systems Corp. "So, what can you do with a computer?" "Anything you want."