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From: ded@aplvax.UUCP (Don E. Davis)
Newsgroups: net.micro.atari
Subject: Re: Atari price update
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Date: Tue, 27-Nov-84 09:51:36 EST
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I am contemplating purchasing a computer for my son this Christmas.
With the $120 price tag, the Atari 800XL sounds pretty good, but
I still wonder how it compares to the Commodore.  It seems like
there is more software out there for the latter.

How do they compare?  Is the graphics better on the Atari?  Games
are important.  Are the games on Atari comparable to the Commodore?
Is the disk drive for the Atari just as clutzy as the 1541?
I guess the above questions can by grouped together as one: Is the
Commodore worth the $80 price differential?
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					Don Davis
					JHU/APL
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