Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site eneevax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!hao!seismo!umcp-cs!eneevax!ravi From: ravi@eneevax.UUCP (Ravi Kulkarni) Newsgroups: net.micro.atari Subject: Re: New Atari Computers Message-ID: <221@eneevax.UUCP> Date: Sat, 12-Jan-85 16:27:29 EST Article-I.D.: eneevax.221 Posted: Sat Jan 12 16:27:29 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 14-Jan-85 04:46:20 EST References: <582@voder.UUCP> <261@terak.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: U of Maryland, EE Dept., College Park, MD Lines: 26 >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. -- ARPA: eneevax!ravi@maryland UUCP: [seismo,allegra]!umcp-cs!eneevax!ravi