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From: mph@rover.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm,comp.sys.atari.st,rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: Atari ST or Amiga ?  Help !
Message-ID: <738@rover.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 4-Dec-87 18:50:46 EST
Article-I.D.: rover.738
Posted: Fri Dec  4 18:50:46 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 9-Dec-87 06:20:59 EST
References: <1226@edison.GE.COM> <3730@trwrb.UUCP>
Reply-To: mph@rover.UUCP (Mark Huth)
Organization: Motorola Microcomputer Division, Tempe, Az.
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In article <3730@trwrb.UUCP> gibson@trwrb.dsd.trw.com.UUCP (Gregory S. Gibson) writes:
>In article <1226@edison.GE.COM> mfs@edison.GE.COM (Martin Sant) writes:
>>Hello fellow computer persons!
>>
>>I am C-64 owner looking to buy another computer.  I have been looking
>>at both the Atari ST and Amiga.  For the life of me I cannot figure
>
>I read a review in Keyboard magazine that compared several micros for midi.
>At that time(about 2 months ago) the author felt the best midi micro was
>the Mac and the ST would probably become the Micro Midi of choice because
Well, as an Amiga owner and occasional developer, let me put my two
cents worth in.

Currently, the Atari machines have more software - they have been
around longer and were less expensive.  The new Amiga 500 probably are
comparable in price.

The multi-tasking in the Amiga does not neeed to interfer with Amiga
midi performance, although bozo software hacks who have written some
of the currently available Amiga software definitely do interfer with
performance.

The Amiga is somewhat more machine than the ST and probably will be
better for expansion over time.  If you just want to buy other
people's stuff then get an Atari or Mac.  If you would like to develop
your own software, the Amiga has far more potential - it is a more
difficult machine to program, however.

Mark Huth