men@homxa.UUCP (M.NIGH) (11/12/84)
ATARI PRICE UPDATE!!!! In the Sunday edition of the Trenton Times ( NJ ), the following adds and prices were seen: 800XL -- $130.00 !! Kiddie-City Stores Koala Pad w/ Software -- ~$50.00 Clover Stores I have also heard ( at an Atari user group meeting ) that a 1050 Disk drive can be had for ~$180.00. Just passing info on, Mark Nigh houxm!homxa!men
jhv@houxu.UUCP (James Van Ornum) (11/12/84)
Child World in Hazlet,NJ and Eatontown, NJ advertised in a 11/11/84 paper: 800XL $119.95 1050 $179.95 At the JACG club meeting Saturday, 11/10/84, an Atari dealer in Cedar Knolls advertised in a printed handout: 800XL $129.95 1050 $179.95 An "electronics" store in Woodbridge Mall (NJ) was observed on 11/11/84 with: 800XL $129.95 These seem to be the new prices, not just one day only sale prices!! The Cedar Knolls dealer advertised a modification kit for the 1050 that add true double density capability, and a claimed three times speed up in transfer rate. I have forgotten the manufacturer. Has anybody had any experience with such a modification?? ----------------------- James Van Ornum, AT&T Bell Laboratories, inhp4!houxu!jhv
halloran@proper.UUCP (Bob Halloran) (11/15/84)
In today's NY Times (11/15) Atari has a full-page ad announcing the new price of the 800XL to be $119.95. Also, in Tuesday's Science Times section, which tends to run numerous computer store ads, an outfit called Harmony Video in Bklyn was advertising 1050's for under $150. (I think the exact price was $139.) They have a toll-free line for anyone interested. Now, the big question is, is Trammiel just clearing the shelves before discontinuing the line altogether, or is this a revenge move against Commodore for Xmas? Bob Halloran !dual!proper!halloran !vax135!petsd!pedsga!bobh
ded@aplvax.UUCP (Don E. Davis) (11/27/84)
I am contemplating purchasing a computer for my son this Christmas. With the $120 price tag, the Atari 800XL sounds pretty good, but I still wonder how it compares to the Commodore. It seems like there is more software out there for the latter. How do they compare? Is the graphics better on the Atari? Games are important. Are the games on Atari comparable to the Commodore? Is the disk drive for the Atari just as clutzy as the 1541? I guess the above questions can by grouped together as one: Is the Commodore worth the $80 price differential? -- Don Davis JHU/APL ...decvax!harpo!seismo!umcp-cs!aplvax!ded ...rlgvax!cvl!umcp-cs!aplvax!ded
dsmith@hplabsc.UUCP (David Smith) (11/29/84)
Service Merchandise company advertized the 800XL for $108.83 in the Nov. 28 San Jose Mercury News.
freak@ihuxj.UUCP (Clancy Malloy) (11/30/84)
From the Soap Box of Clancy Malloy: They don't compare. The Atari is so superior to the C64 that I don't know where to start. The graphics are better, the games are better and from what I have seen, there is movve software for the Atari than the C64. One last comment: A very close friend of mine, who is in the business of writing games, believes that the Atari is better than; C64, VIC-20, Adam and TI. He was given all of the small computers and all of the game machines on the market to write software for them. So he knows what he's talking about. Clancy Malloy AT&T Bell Labs Naperville, IL (..!ihuxj!freak)
keithd@cadovax.UUCP (Keith Doyle) (12/04/84)
[] >Service Merchandise company advertized the 800XL for $108.83 in >the Nov. 28 San Jose Mercury News. FEDCO's price on 12/1/84 for the 800xl was $98, and for the 1050 drive was $178.