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- From: kosmatoo@JSP.UMontreal.CA (Kosmatos Odisseas)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
- Subject: Re: Falcon030, resolutions, TRUE color, and DSP
- Summary: Interesting. PC Trash again.
- Message-ID: <1992Dec21.013725.5791@cc.umontreal.ca>
- Date: 21 Dec 92 01:37:25 GMT
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- In article <1h2r5bINNqv5@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> aa399@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Len Stys) writes:
-
- >Ed, I can buy a 386 DX 25 MHz clone with an 85 meg HD, 8 expansion slots,
- >a 3.5" 1.4 meg drive, a 5.25" 1.2 meg drive, and a SVGA monitor for
- >$799.
-
- My guess is this $799 mix-n-match computer you mention has many shortcomings.
-
- What is the maximum transfer rate between the clone and the hard disk? Probably
- not impressive. If you buy a hard disk capable of transfering 2 megs per sec.
- to the computer, will it be able to handle that?
-
- Is the graphics card (if any, you did not mention one) attached directly to
- main memory (32 bit memory?), therefore letting the CPU work on the graphics
- data directly, or must things pass through a slow 8Mhz bus or some other hack?
-
- Does this clone have a fast RS-232 port cabable of at least 256,000bps? Can
- you plug in joysticks and play games? Analog joysticks? Does it have MIDI?
- Does it have a network port? Whenever you may feel the need for any of these
- things you will have to dish out money you know. Does it have a battery backed
- clock? Does it have SCSI or SCSI-II connectors? Dream on.
-
- Does this clone have sound capability beyond that of a 1985 Amiga/ST?
- (It obviously is nowhere near the Falcon's. Even with the SB Pro, at extra
- expense, it wouldn't. Of course, I am ignoring the DSP for your sake)
-
- Does it come with a mouse? Is mouse support automatic in all programs?
-
- My fellow, you will have to fill up those '8 expansion slots' if you want
- to get similar performance as a Falcon does out of your machine. Cards don't
- grow on trees, btw.
-
- >No, Atari's needs an edge besides the DSP.
-
- You have overlooked too many things. For one, the Falcon with it's Multitos
- should run quite smoothly. I have heard the opposite claim many times for
- 386 PC's using windows. The Falcon is also a COMPLETE computer with quite
- some performance in many respects. That's the edge.
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