#AMIGA and atari
14 messages in this thread
Will, I've had my Amiga now for a couple of weeks and I love it! I used to
be an avid Atari user until I got fed up with being kicked around by Atari.
First, Atari has practically run of ALL third party developers. They have
even run off dealers. Including the ONLY dealer that was within 80 miles of
me. Now I can find ANYTHING I want for my Amiga at ANYONE of four or five
different places. I feel as though I have support from the company I
purchased my computer from instead of empty promises.
Second, if you haven't already heard Atari is bringing out(BIG question is
when) a new computer called the TT. What can I say about it? It's going to
die before it even gets going. A 68030 running at 16mhz. What a WASTE!
Graphics and sound in the TT are just now catching up with Amiga standards.
I've had enough of Atari for one lifetime.
Let me tell you. DON'T run down Commodore. Coming from the Atari world I
can safely say that this IS heaven.
-Chris
Chris;
Kinda like talking to some of the folks that escaped from Hungary,
Czechoslovakia and the like during the takeover by the USSR. Most of those
folks have quite a different perception of the seriousness of the problems
that we have in this country! Glad to have you join us and maybe you can
help us remember now and then, whats 'right' while we try to improve on
whats 'wrong.'
=>73<=, bill =>KB7LX @ K4IWW<=
Bill,
I'll have my eyes peeled and my ears wide open! Thanks for the
welcome.
-Chris
Hear, Hear!!
Thanks for the kind words for Commodore, Chris.
……Betty
NO problem, Betty. Anytime anyone wants to hear'em, send'em to me!
-Chris
Chris,
Vaporware strikes again….! 🙂 The ST isn't really that bad of a
machine. I even thought about buying one to use along with my Amy. The
biggest problem that the ST had/has was/is Atari!!!
One thing I will give the ST…. FoReM BBS Software! Why didn't
Matt program for a winning machine? Have tried to get him to release his
source code, but no luck. Tell you what. I'll post his address and we'll
all write him letters to try to get him to write an Amiga version. (Anyone
who calls a FoReM board will agree with me on this!) FoReM is THE best BBS
software around!
Jamie
Jamie,
You are perfectly correct. Atari is the BIGGEST problem with the
ST. I did not mean to make my message sound as though the ST is a bad
machine. It isn't. I like and still do like my ST. It's just I can no
longer take Atari's very grave lack of bussiness skills. How the big T's
could have done so well with Commdore but practically kill off the ST I'll
never know.
I've also heard that there IS going to be a 25mhz TT although I
haven't read anything about it in ANY Atari specific magazine. God only
knows when any of Atari's new machines will be available anyway.
What can I say. I'm tired of being jacked around by Atari. I have
NO faith in the company whatsoever. If they can kill a good machine like
the ST, whos knows what they'll do with the TT.
I haven't used the BBS you refer to. But heck, I'm willing to fight
for it if it will help the Ami.
-Chris
Seems to me that the "Big Ts" almost killed Commodore, as well. I don't
believe they left voluntarily.
Ray Lewis
Thank God it WAS almost. Anyway, at least they gave Commodore a good start.
-Chris
Chris,
From everything I've read, the TT is *supposed* to be a *16 Mhz*
machine, not 25 Mhz. Heaven only knows why.
Lloyd
Lloyd,
That's also the information I have, but as I said I have heard that
there will be a 25mhz TT. I think what has happened is that someone has
gotten the TT and Atari's workstation confused. The workstation is supposed
to run at about 25mhz without additional processors. Anyway, right now I
could care less. Anyone you know interested in some ST hardware and
software? They may be able to pick it REAL cheap!
-Chris
Chris,
Maybe advertising in the Atari section would bring more response!
Good luck.
Lloyd