From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!wb2!houxz!houxi!hou5d!hou5a!hou5e!jjm Newsgroups: net.games.video Title: Re: 800 vs. 5200 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