Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!ames!nrl-cmf!cmcl2!rutgers!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!osu-cis!att!mtuxo!mtgzy!mtgzz!drutx!druhi!dlm From: dlm@druhi.ATT.COM (Dan Moore) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Wait a Sec... (was Re: Atari fair at Duesseldorf (West Germany)) Message-ID: <3585@druhi.ATT.COM> Date: 19 Sep 88 15:13:10 GMT References: <407@stag.math.lsa.umich.edu> Organization: AT&T, Denver, CO Lines: 39 in article <407@stag.math.lsa.umich.edu>, dyer@math.lsa.umich.edu (Jon Brode) says: > What's the latest word on SPECTRE 128? How is it for compatability > (Multi-finder, Excel, Hype-Card, Full-Write, etc...) with programs > and sound? What is the projected release date? The Spectre 128 is a lot more compatible with the Mac than the Magic Sac was. Multi-Finder runs, though it is something of a memory hog (ie. a good excuse to have 4 meg) and some programs are not 100% stable when running under it. (That's also true on the Mac, Dave hasn't figured out which problems are Mac problems and which are Spectre 128 problems.) Excel runs just fine on the Spectre 128, not surprising since it ran on the Magic Sac also. HyperCard runs just fine on the Spectre as long as you have at least a meg of RAM. It's another memory hog. I don't know about Full-Write, I've never used it and I never asked Dave if it runs or not. The current version of the Spectre 128 doesn't support sound though it is being worked on. Dave has a test version that does have sound but he isn't sure that it can be made stable enough for release. Gadgets by Small was at the Glendale Atari show this last weekend (Friday the 16th and Saturday the 17th) with the first production run. Phone and mail orders will be shipping in the next couple of weeks when the next production run comes in. You should really contact Gadgets by Small for information on availability, I don't know if the next production run is sold out or not. You can reach Dave at dsmall@well.UUCP. Or you can write/call: Gadgets by Small, Inc. 40 W. Littleton Blvd. #210-211 Littleton, CO 80120 (303) 791-6098 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dan Moore AT&T Bell Labs Denver dlm@druhi.ATT.COM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------