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From: mkazmier@bonnie.ics.uci.edu (Michael Kazmierczak)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video,comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: New Atari Home Video Game (Just a rumor?)
Keywords: Atari XE Nintendo Sega
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Date: 1 Dec 88 20:07:09 GMT
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>Has anyone heard anything about Atari producing a 68000 based
>home video game system?  Rumors flew several weeks back, but
>I've heard nothing new lately.

The only new thing that I have seen from Atari lately is the 7800.  I saw 
this at a Federated, selling for $150 or so.  It had a real joystick as 
opposed to the touchpads that Nintendo has.  Federated also had a good supply 
of cartridges for it.  Can't recall any names off hand but there was at 
least ten different names.  What I liked about it is that the 7800 would 
also take the cartridges for the 2600.  So now I can use all those old games 
that have been sitting around.  I haven't bought it yet.  I'm not quite 
sure if I want to or not.

I was wondering if anyone out there has already bought one and can tell 
what it is like.  Any rumors?  Comparisions to Nintendo or Sega would be 
good.  

Thanks,

Mike Kazmierczak
mkazmier%bonnie.ics.uci.edu@OIRON.CF.UCI.EDU