DFLINT02@ULKYVX.BITNET (10/16/87)
>>The 16/32 bit upgrade to the Atari 800 line has been on the dealers shelves >>sinse September 1985 !! The problem that most Atari 800 owners have is >>one of idenity -- they fail to see what has been placed in front of their >>faces. >>I of course am talking about the Amiga 1000. I bought my Atari 800 for >>its great graphics, sound, and FRIENDLY user interface, BTW its SN is >>00232 ! The Amiga 1000 IS the NEXT generation Atari 800 ! The chief >>H/W architect for the Atari 2600, Atari 800 and the Amiga 1000 is Jay >>Miner ! The Amiga's great MULTITASKING OS is just a super bonus to an >>already super computer. BTW my Amiga's SN is D605 - its a preproduction >>box ! The 16/32 alternatives to the our 8-bit machines don't happen to be the one you suggest. The Amiga Is being produced by Commodore(Yuk) and they have corrupted the machine. The a1000 a500 and a2000 are all very different machines. Each one has plus and minus features, but are the plus features enough to stimulate the atari 800/xe/xl comunity to buy one? The Amiga is diffinitly not targeted for the general user,tho the A2000 has potential in this realm. The Amiga is most useful to broadcast educators, since it Audio and Video Capabilities make it well suit for that job. HAVE you Seen the Job amigas do for MAX HEADROOM. I have almost learned just about all one could know about the atari 8-bit family, now it's really very useful to me. It would take me about 2 years to learn the amiga inside and out by that time the next generation micros will be arriving. My 800xl can do just about everything i need a computer for now. >>BTW I have worked for Atari (pre JT), Commodore (during the JT reign), and >>Amiga (1984-5). Am I jaded ? YES I will not purchase a JT product ever >>again ! ARE one of the Guys that the new commodore Dropped/Fired/layed off? How long do we have before you start working on a new Machine in the 32 bit flavor? Do you have ideas on what Jay Minor is up lately? William M. Buford DFlint02@ulkyvx.bitnet (I will buy no 16/32 bit before its time!) (Unless it has about 4Meg ram!)