[comp.sys.atari.st] Vapourware!!! A poor man's mac.

JALKIO@cc.helsinki.fi (Jouni Alkio, University of Helsinki, Finland) (11/26/89)

In article <1752@ncrcce.StPaul.NCR.COM>, rogers@ncrcce.StPaul.NCR.COM (Bob Rogers) writes:

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> late products, etc.  At least the Tramiels' Commodore sold millions of the 
> products it did have, something that the Tramiels' Atari has not been able to
> do.  The machine I thought would be the "poor man's Mac" turned out to be "the
> rich man's Commodore 64."  I must say, though, that the hardware is much more
> reliable that the C64's and it's a lot better for C hacking.

Tramiels' Atari HAS sold quite a lot of ST's, for example. In Europe. 

Hmm. Wouldn't you consider a machine that can run MAC software and is
cheaper than a MAC a "poor man's Mac"? I would. (I have been satisfied
without a MAC emulator, though.)

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			Jouni Alkio