cosc10hv@elroy.uh.edu (Paul Sears) (02/22/90)
In article <27176@cup.portal.com>, Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com writes: > AAron nAAs asked: >>Anyone in Europe or Canada have programs that will take >>advantage of the STe's new features? > > Bob Brodie from Atari US showed us a 4 Meg STE this weekend, and showed two > programs for it... > > One was a "bouncing ball" demo from Australia, with not so great graphics > (it was designed for a 50hz PAL system, so they might have been great, but > we didn't get to see them that way), and some really great sound by way of th > PCM digital sound output of the STE.... (AXEL-F from Beverly Hills Cop in > stereo...!) > > The other was a game written by Atari's game division in Chicago... it was > a "River Raid" kind of thing called "Whitewater... (Something or Other)" > and came on two disks.. the first disk booted, started up the music and then > rather imperiously demanded, in a digitized voice, "DISK B... DISK B..." > > While Bob declared, rather frankly, "I wouldn't buy this game," several peopl > who had a chance to play it at the MACE user group meeting said it wasn't bad > in fact, there were several requests for copies. (Unfortunately it won't run > on anything other than an STE...) > > When asked, Bob said Atari has no current plans to market the game. Someone > at the meeting did mention another commercial release of a game for the STE, > whose title escapes me though, at 3AM.... > >>P.S. My STe is Serial number 310, bought in Canada, and label >> says that its a US machine!! > > Bob told us that what happened to the US STE was that it failed its FCC type > acceptance tests. While they redesigned the internal shielding, they shipped > the already assembled units to Canada for sale there... thus the "U.S." > label on the unit purchased in Canada.... > > BobR > I am new on this newsgroup. I have an Atari 520ST upgraded to 1 meg. I am aware of the new products that Atari is planning on releasing but this STe is new to me. I have only heard of the TT and the Stacey Laptop - unless the STe is the same as the Stacey.... Someone give me some info... Paul Sears COSC10HV@Elroy.Uh.Edu