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- From: giggey@ecf.toronto.edu (GIGGEY Mike S)
- Subject: Re: A1200 versus Falcon 030... FAQ...NOT
- Message-ID: <C1HoqL.2tu@ecf.toronto.edu>
- Organization: University of Toronto, Engineering Computing Facility
- References: <runehy.38.728040889@dhhalden.no> <1993Jan26.122535.8059@tdb.uu.se>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 01:42:17 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan26.122535.8059@tdb.uu.se> m92mmy@tdb.uu.se (Mattias Myrberg) writes:
- >RUNE HYLDMO writes:
- >
- >>1. Have you ever been read a German computer-mag. Games what is that??
- >
- > There are other mags.
- >
- >>2. Do games sell machines in Europe just because they do so in England?
- >
- > At least they do so in Scandinavia
- >
- >>3. Did the IBM-PC have good games in the 80's? Did it sell anyway. Did it
- >> sell more than Amiga?
- >
- > Who cares.
- >
- >>4. Is the A1200 any good without any Fast-ram? Does fast-ram cost money.
- >
- > Yes, it is good without Fast-ram, why don't you get the specs. before
- > you put out statements like that one. I believe that you do not know much about
- > the AGA-chipset.
- >
- >>5. Does the A1200 have a DSP to make stunning zoom-effects.
- >
- > Commodore will release a DSP this summer + OS-support for it,
- > and it won't be simple cheap stuff like the one in the Falcon,
- > it will be a good quality product.
- >
- > Does the Falcon have a PCMCIA-slot ?
- >
- >>5 1/2. Does the A1200 have 16-bit sound. Does a 16-bit A1200 card cost money?
- >
- > We will have it soon.
- >
- >>6. Does the A1200 work properly? Is Amiga 1200 a quality product or a rush
- >> job?
- >
- > A couple of machines sold in the U.K was faulty, other than that the A1200 is perfect.
- >
- >>7. Is it better to launch a product with lots of faults or wait untill the
- >> machine works properly?
- >
- > This has nothing to do with the A1200, get your facts straight.
- >
- >>8. Are there any "A1200 only" games out there yet. If not what's the use?
- >> Games sell machines don't they?
- >
- > Yes there are.
- >
- >/Mattias
- >
- >____
- >Mattias Myrberg
- >
- >m92mmy@bellatrix.tdb.uu.se
- >
-
- Why do you say the Atari has a cheap DSP system in it. It is the same DSP
- chip that is used on the NEXT computer. Not a flabby system.
-
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