Xref: utzoo rec.games.video:1482 comp.sys.atari.st:12697 comp.sys.atari.8bit:2054 Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!rutgers!mailrus!iuvax!bsu-cs!cptpower From: cptpower@bsu-cs.UUCP (Mike Wildridge) 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 Message-ID: <4934@bsu-cs.UUCP> Date: 2 Dec 88 05:24:26 GMT References: <773@unh.UUCP> <1027@paris.ics.uci.edu> Organization: CS Dept, Ball St U, Muncie, Indiana Lines: 22 In article <1027@paris.ics.uci.edu>, mkazmier@bonnie.ics.uci.edu (Michael Kazmierczak) writes: >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 newest game system Atari has out right now is the new XE game system. It's called that because it's based on the XE computer. In fact, what it really is is a 65XE CPU with a detachable keyboard. They rearranged a few things outside, but it's the exact same internal stuff. In fact, if you open it up, you can see where the 4 function keys went because the "ports" are still there. It can use a drive and everything. What they did was to market their computer line but sell it as a game so the younger crowd will buy it up more. They have them at Toy's R Us and such and they're not to bad. It's a home computer in a video games clothing... Power \ Mike Wildridge - Nude Model Extraordinaire / DJ Wannabe \ \ Menk Hall Box 102 ____ \ POWER ON! \ Muncie, IN 47306-1082 \ / "This is Power, \ / \ (317) 285-6777 \/ Captain Jonathan Power!" \/ / UUCP:!{iuvax,pur-ee,uunet}!bsu-cs!cptpower /