Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!zephyr.ens.tek.com!tekgen!tekigm2!briann From: briann@tekigm2.MEN.TEK.COM (Brian Nakata) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit Subject: Re: get real Summary: Shape up or ship out Message-ID: <6383@tekigm2.MEN.TEK.COM> Date: 2 Oct 89 14:30:03 GMT References: <4398@wpi.wpi.edu><4414@wpi.wpi.edu> Reply-To: briann@tekigm2.MEN.TEK.COM (Brian Nakata) Distribution: usa Organization: Tektronix Measurement Systems Division Lines: 18 In article wilmott@topaz.rutgers.edu (Ray Wilmott) writes: >[...] >If you *NEED* the "fancy graphics" and faster speed of a 16-bit, why >are you reading this????? UPGRADE! If you don't NEED it, why spend >thousands of dollars? > >And if you are so against Atari 8-bits, why are you reading this >net?!? I think that you hit the nail smack-dab on the head, Ray. This discussion of obsolesence is ridiculous. Yes, we 8-bitters know that our machines are outdated, but we never said that they are the best computer in the world now or that they meet everyone's needs. For those who don't like using their 8-bits or are ashamed of owning them or have them in the closet, WHY ARE YOU READING A NEWSGROUP DEVOTED TO ATARI 8-BIT COMPUTERS????? Geez, doesn't that make sense? Brian