>Today I saw an Atari 5?0ST and an 800XL. As I understand, the ST ran
>GEM. Is this an interesting computer at all? What about the XL? Was
>this one of the BASIC computers?
Not sure about the 800XL, I've never gotten any of my 8-bit Atari's up and
running. I've got a 520ST, which is unfortuanatly missing the powersupply
for the floppy drive, and a TT030, both of which are TOS based systems.
TOS and GEM are related. It's actually a VERY cool system as the entire
OS, which is a GUI, is in ROM. However, it is a single task system, and in
my not so humble opinion the interface sucks. Still I think they are VERY
COOL! I know saying it sucks, and saying it's cool doesn't make a lot of
sense :^)
Zane
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Received on Mon Aug 24 1998 - 21:44:16 BST