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From: romero@mind.UUCP (Antonio Romero)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Atari rumor
Message-ID: <449@mind.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 11-Jan-87 00:47:46 EST
Article-I.D.: mind.449
Posted: Sun Jan 11 00:47:46 1987
Date-Received: Mon, 12-Jan-87 23:24:41 EST
References: <354@oliveb.UUCP>
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Organization: Cognitive Science, Princeton University
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Keywords: IBM
Summary: Probably not bad for either Atari or ST

In article <354@oliveb.UUCP>, ses@oliveb.UUCP (Dean Brunette) writes:
> 
> Atari will be showing/announcing a new machine at CES.  It will not be a new
> ST, and it will not be 68020 based machine.  What it will be is an IBM clone,
> running MS-DOS and all the software associated with the IBM family.  This is
> NOT the IBM box for the ST!!
> 
> This could be both good for Atari and bad for the ST...
I saw mention in USA TODAY-- also suggests "is not a rumor."
However, I wouldn't think that the IBM clone idea poses much threat to the
68000 family Atari is putting forth.  I would think that the IBM clone
may be just a way of trying to make some extra bucks so they can keep 
a little more solidly afloat-- IBM clones will be at least for a couple 
of years a sound way to make money if nothing else... 
I've seen no major signs that the Atari is catching on big in the
business market, so maybe they'll be using this as a foot in the
door... then, once the business folk are interested they can be shown
the ST family and its successors and be impressed.

Still waiting for 68020... -Antonio Romero