dist@gc49.UUCP (71GC060820) (01/23/86)
I know that this is group is for ATARI relates subjects. Ok, fine, what about the old 8-bit XL series? All (mostly) that I ever see in this column is news, questions and advise about the ST series. Some of us out here in netland are poor starving programmers, students, etc. and can`t afford $1000.00+ for a PC. Also even though you can`t run UNIX or some of the more complicated routines on the XL series (400, 600, 800, etc.) my 800XL and I get along just fine and have a great time in the evenings. There are many great games for the XLs as well as lots of useful business, learning, and other types of programs floating around out there. Lets have more programs, news, notes, and comments on the XL series. Hank (The Shadow) Robertson. "So this is it, we`re going to die!" - A. Dent
wrd@tekigm2.UUCP (Bill Dippert) (01/24/86)
> > I know that this is group is for ATARI relates subjects. Ok, fine, > what about the old 8-bit XL series? All (mostly) that I ever see > in this column is news, questions and advise about the ST series. > > Some of us out here in netland are poor starving programmers, students, > etc. and can`t afford $1000.00+ for a PC. Also even though you can`t > run UNIX or some of the more complicated routines on the XL series > (400, 600, 800, etc.) my 800XL and I get along just fine and have a > great time in the evenings. There are many great games for the XLs > as well as lots of useful business, learning, and other types of > programs floating around out there. > > Lets have more programs, news, notes, and comments on the XL series. > > Hank (The Shadow) Robertson. > > "So this is it, we`re going to die!" - A. Dent Agreed wholehardedly! While the XL/XE series can't "run" UNIX, with the Chameleon software program from Antic, you can use any Atari computer to interface with a UNIX/UNIX clone system. That is how I get on line with the net from home. 130XE > tekigm2 > net.world. Chameleon converts your Atari to a VT52 (or VT52XL) terminal, the termcap is listed in the docu- mentation furnished on the disk for Chameleon. --Bill-- ========================================================================= We still need net.XL/XE and net.ST created! =========================================================================