Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watdcsu.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watdcsu!rsellens From: rsellens@watdcsu.UUCP (Rick Sellens - Mech. Eng.) Newsgroups: net.micro.atari,net.micro Subject: Re: New Atari Computers Message-ID: <828@watdcsu.UUCP> Date: Mon, 14-Jan-85 13:24:32 EST Article-I.D.: watdcsu.828 Posted: Mon Jan 14 13:24:32 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 15-Jan-85 01:37:15 EST References: <582@voder.UUCP> <261@terak.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 29 Xref: watmath net.micro.atari:567 net.micro:9055 Re: talk is cheap I spoke to a local dealer on Friday who was at CES. He said that Atari was showing a functioning model of the 68000 machine *and* letting people touch it and mess around. Atari does have a little more than just talk going for them. It remains to be seen whether they can do it at the stated prices, but they have done it in prototype! I for one hope they can do it. As announced it will be an amazing home machine. I have one of their glossy handouts -- highlights are: - 68000 based with 128 or 512K (C$500 and C$700 respectively) - GEM graphics system (apparently similar to a colour Mac) - 3 graphics modes - 320x200x16 colour - 640x200x4 colour - 640x400 monochrome - output to tv, composite or RGB monitor - built in interfaces for hard and floppy disks - 1 each, serial and parallel ports - mouse (standard equipment) - 3 voice music synthesizer plus MIDI interface All of the above are on their list of *standard* features! Rick Sellens UUCP: watmath!watdcsu!rsellens CSNET: rsellens%watdcsu@waterloo.csnet ARPA: rsellens%watdcsu%waterloo.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa