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From: wilmott@topaz.rutgers.edu (Ray Wilmott)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: get real
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Date: 30 Sep 89 02:13:15 GMT
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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