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From: reg@vaxine.UUCP (Rick Genter)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Atari software inquiry (2nd try)
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Date: Sun, 17-Jul-83 23:08:21 EDT
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Posted: Sun Jul 17 23:08:21 1983
Date-Received: Mon, 18-Jul-83 10:20:51 EDT
Organization: Automatix Inc., Billerica, MA
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(Note:  I posted this to net.micro.atari about 4 weeks ago but received no
        response, so I am assuming it has not been seen.)

     I have an Atari 800 with 48K, one Percom double density disk drive,
and 2 Atari single density drives.  I want to know if anyone out there in
net land has heard of any serious system development software for
the Atari.  Specifically, I am looking for:

	- a >good< C compiler (not one of the tiny Cs floating around),
	- a better DOS (possibly allowing sub-directories and a hierarchy,
	  though I don't hold out much hope for this),
	- a good screen editor.  The screen editor that comes with the
	  Atari Macro Assembler isn't too bad, but...

     Also, has anyone heard of a hard disk available for the 800?  I
suspect that there is one lying around somewhere, but haven't heard of
it.

     Many thanks in advance, and if there is sufficient interest I'll post
a summary of what I hear/read.

					Rick Genter
					Automatix Inc.
					Billerica, MA
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