Knisely%his-phoenix-multics.arpa@BRL.ARPA (03/14/84)
First, if anyone who can and hasn't looked over the info-atari list should
do so, much additional info can be obtained there.
Steve Meier, Indus GT question: by all accounts, this is a good box. I've
had one for about a week now and it is a delight to use. It's quiet and
has a nice solid "feel" to it. With the OSS DOS/XL that comes with it, it
will automatically sense the proper density (single, double or 'dual') and
use it. The door latch is much better than the Rana drive and in its better
than the Atari 810 in almost every way I can think of. Of the promised
software it actually comes with only the word processor (plus the DOS of
course), the other two are to be sent when available (real-soon-now). The
WP is unlike any of the others I've used on this machine, and will take some
getting used to. But it does what is says it will do and so far as I've
used it (not alot), it seems ok. I've booted just about everything in my
library of software, including many protected disks, all without
problems. I paid $349 locally (Phoenix) for it and consider it money well
spent. The Indus comes with a 1 year warranty -- of course, the company
has to be around that long for that to mean much. Overall, I like the
drive and would not hesitate to recommend it.
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Info on the Atari 800:
A 3-d graphics program of some sort is supposed to be available from the
APX catalog -- haven't seen it so I can't comment. Otherwise there are a
number of graphics programs available including MicroPainter, Paint and the
Micro-Illustrator program with both the Koala Pad and Power Pad. Technical
information on the machine is found in the OS/Hardware Reference notes
published by Atari and available thru APX among many others. More info
has appearred in the various magazines at various times.
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Dick Knisely
Honeywell DS&CO West
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(Knisely.DSP1).