Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!iuvax!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!topaz.rutgers.edu!wilmott From: wilmott@topaz.rutgers.edu (Ray Wilmott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit Subject: Re: get real Message-ID:Date: 30 Sep 89 02:13:15 GMT References: <4398@wpi.wpi.edu> Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 23 Bill Marrs writes... >buy a new computer....you'll feel so much better. That's okay Bill...my wallet will feel much better if I don't. I came REAL close to upgrading a little over a year ago, when it occured to me - my Atari 8-bit still does what I need it to. Telecommunications? Works great. Bobterm (and Express) are easier to use than ANY term program I have yet seen on ANY other machine. Word Processing? Good enough for *occasional* use (ie-a term paper now and then, or maybe a letter). Games? Not too many new ones, but there are a few, and there's more older games than I'm likely to *ever* master. And that about sums up *my* personal needs. Sure, I am humbled when I see the power of the IIcx I use at work, or the great new game my friend just got on his ST. But I ask myself...is it worth shelling out $1000-$5000 for new hardware, PLUS hundreds or thousands more for the basic software packages that I'll want/need for the machine, just for some fancy graphics and improved speed? (Plus have to learn all the little tricks/secrets/idiosyncracies of yet another machine). In my book, NO! At least not yet...I'll stick to my 8-bit for my own home use for another year or two, thank you! -Ray