From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!npois!cbosgd!mark
Newsgroups: net.games
Title: Re: Vote for net.games.atari (or whatever)
Article-I.D.: cbosgd.2612
Posted: Thu Sep  9 11:25:13 1982
Received: Fri Sep 10 05:28:41 1982
References: pyuxjj.273

I would also like see a separate subgroup.  Question is, should it
be net.games.atari (ala fa.apollo, which turned into fa.works) or
net.games.vcs, and if net.games.vcs, should there be subgroups
(eventually) like net.games.vcs.atari, or just put them all together?
Right now they have to go together since net.games.vcs is 13 characters,
and number of newsgroups controls speed of readnews.

I'd like to hear more about the ColecoVision.  I have seen a price ad
for it for $179.95 - is this a good price?  It apparently comes with
Donkey Kong.  What do ColecoVision cartridges cost?  (Atari 400 roms
cost an arm and a leg, so I wonder if this is a trend?)  Does anyone
have a handle on what the Expansion Modele #1 (to run Atari roms) costs?
I wonder if it's not better to just buy an Atari VCS as well.
How about the Coleco controllers?  The ad shows something with a 12 key
pad, a side button, and a knob.  Is this knob both joystick and paddle,
or what?  It looks uncomfortable - how does it feel?  Anybody know anything
more about the expansion modules (price, availability date)?

	Mark