Ataris

From: Uncle Roger <sinasohn_at_ricochet.net>
Date: Mon Aug 24 21:02:55 1998

At 11:45 AM 8/24/98 PDT, you wrote:
>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?

520ST does indeed run GEM; it's about equivalent to a Mac Plus or so. 512K
RAM, (unless expanded) 68000 CPU. What it does have that other machines in
the same class (early Mac's, early Amigas) don't have is built-in MIDI
ports for connecting to musical keyboards and synthesizers.

That's what I (would) use in my studio (if I had it all set up) for
composition and sequencing. (Doncha just hate moving?)

The 800XL is an updated version of the venerable 800. Has BASIC built-in
and only one cartridge. Nice machine.
Received on Mon Aug 24 1998 - 21:02:55 BST

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