Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!mcvax!ukc!dcl-cs!bath63!pes From: pes@ux63.bath.ac.uk (Smee) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: 520STFM recommendation for Atari Message-ID: <1436@bath63.ux63.bath.ac.uk> Date: Thu, 16-Jul-87 16:04:46 EDT Article-I.D.: bath63.1436 Posted: Thu Jul 16 16:04:46 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 18-Jul-87 11:42:03 EDT References: <5330001@hpccc.HP.COM> <1394@bath63.ux63.bath.ac.uk> Reply-To: pes@ux63.bath.ac.uk (Smee) Organization: AUCC c/o University of Bath Lines: 34 In article <1394@bath63.ux63.bath.ac.uk> pes@ux63.bath.ac.uk (Smee) writes: > >Speaking of which, the 1040 probably *is* a games machine. I WANT a >1-MegaST; anyone from Atari listening? Yeah, quoting myself. Ouch. I should have put a smiley face on that, cause I've been soundly leapt on (e-mail) by various people who I can't work out a reply address for, given the sinuous routes involved and my limited auths. Hey, everybody, I've got a machine. A mere 520ST, no F, no M, colour and mono, ss and DS disks, printer, modem, ... I KNOW it's a good machine. I know there are good serious things you can do with it. I *do* have plans to upgrade this box come the Autumn, probably to 1 Meg and turn the SS drive into a DS. But, I want a second one. For personal reasons, all of my own, and with full understanding of the similarities and differences (as far as announced) I would VERY MUCH prefer the second machine to be a Mega box rather than a normal box. I'm not gonna tell you why, nothing to do with you. (And besides, I doubt I could explain it totally rationally and coherently, but it revolves around a basic concept that I'd prefer being at the low end of the high range than being at the high end of the low range.) And, for PURELY MONEY reasons, I'd like the Mega to be a 1-Mega so's I can afford it and some added goodies -- like a second colour monitor -- instead of having only the naked machine. So, I WANT A 1-MEGA !!! (P.S. Currently, rumoured marketing plans in the UK indicate that the 520/1040 is going to be sold by the historically 'home entertainment' computer shops; and that the Mega is going to be pushed thru the historically 'business machine' dealers. So maybe I was half right anyway.) :-) (just in case)...