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Re: 800 vs. 5200
| Re: 800 vs. 5200 [message #10433] |
Wed, 08 August 2012 00:44 |
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Originally posted by: utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!wb2!houxz!houxi!hou5d!hou5a!hou5e!j jm
<pre>Article-I.D.: hou5e.198
Posted: Wed Jan 19 09:38:50 1983
Received: Fri Jan 21 06:46:50 1983
References: ihlpb.247
I disagree with a previous article advising the purchase
of an Atari 400 instead of the 5200.
The joystick interface is very different. The 5200 uses
a "true" proportional joystick with keypad and two firing
buttons. The 400 uses the old "4-banger" with one firing
button. There is NO WAY a game on the 400 can compare
with the controls offered on the 5200.
Additionally, the 5200 will have a trackball option. The
400 will not.
Apparently, the PACMAN that runs on the 5200 is better than
the version for the 400. Atari 5200 PACMAN includes the
"halftime cartoons"; I have been told that the 400 does not.
If all you want is arcade style video games, why spend extra
money on an Atari 400? And if you want a home computer, why
not get something better than the Atari 400?
Jim McParland
ABI - Holmdel
hou5e!jjm
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