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From: ravi@eneevax.UUCP (Ravi Kulkarni)
Newsgroups: net.micro.atari
Subject: Re: New Atari Computers
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Date: Sat, 12-Jan-85 16:27:29 EST
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>Er, um, say folks, but has it occurred to anybody that all of
>the great announcements from Atari are a smokescreen to cover
>up their financial troubles?

This is certainly a possibility. However, I don't think Jack
Tramiel took over Atari to preside over a Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
I think he will at least try to make a go of it with his new
68000 machine.

>ANYBODY can announce anything they dang please.  I think I'll
>announce a system based on a VAX 11/780, with 2048X2048 pixels
>in 16 million colors, voice response and speech synthesis,
>priced at $49.95, to be available later this year.  Wow!
>What a deal!

From what I understand Atari has actually shown the machines at
the winter ces. Of course it would be better if someone posted
a review based on hands on experience. Based on the specs that
were posted I certainly think it is possible to design such a
machine. After all a 68000 doesn't cost that much these days and
atari is buying them in volume.  I certainly hope atari gets a
chance to market these machines as it will introduce some much
needed competition into the home computer industry. 
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