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- From: aa399@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Len Stys)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
- Subject: Re: Falcon030, resolutions, TRUE color, and DSP
- Date: 21 Dec 1992 16:35:20 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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- Reply-To: aa399@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Len Stys)
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- In a previous article, sheppard_r@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz () says:
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- >In article <1992Dec21.013725.5791@cc.umontreal.ca>, kosmatoo@JSP.UMontreal.CA (Kosmatos Odisseas) writes:
- >>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.
- >>
- >>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.
- >
- >
- >>=*= Odisseas Kosmatos =*= "Cul bien vide, tete plein d'idees."
- >>=*= kosmatoo@jsp.umontreal.ca =*=
- >>=*= shammer@mafalda.math.mcgill.ca =*=
- >
- >
- >Well the are a few 'does it have' that seemed to be left out...
- >
- >Does it have a good dealer support network..??
- >
- >Does it have county wide service..??
- >
- >Does it have a range of books, technical or software to support it...???
- >
- >Does it have a good range of software support..??
- >
- >
- >Come on chaps, no more Computer Jokes here Please, lets be real....??
- >
- >
- >Roger................ sheppard_r@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
- >
- >
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- EXACTLY!
-
- The Falcon030 MAY be a great machine for music.
-
- The DSP MAY open a few more doors.
-
- And some games MAY be able to be written for the Falcon030.
-
- BUT-- if you don't have developers, dealers, users, and publications
- that are helping PUSH this machine into millions of homes, the
- Falcon030 MAY NOT have a chance.
-
- I was kind of disappointed by the lack of a graphics coprocessor and
- so far, no one has checked to see if Atari may let us add one to the
- Falcon030 in the future. I don't think we can.
-
- What's going to happen is that the Falcon030 will be competitively
- priced with PC clones out there. The people that want a computer that
- plays GREAT games will not see a great advantage with the Falcon030.
-
- And some people have told me, "You want great games? Get an Amiga 1200!"
-
- Hey, this is a billion dollar market, Atari better be thinking about it.
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