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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>
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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


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				Dan Moore
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				dlm@druhi.ATT.COM
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