On 18 Jun 99 at 13:05, Roger Merchberger wrote:
> Rumor has it that Hans Franke may have mentioned these words:
>
> >> There was also an 8-bit AtariXE GS
> >> ciao larry
>
> >ATARI GS ?
> >AFAIK there was never a system named like that - just the XE.
>
> Sure was: the Atari XE _G_ame _S_ystem. Had (IIRC) Missile Command in the
> built-in ROM and had a slot for others... if you added a keyboard, drive,
> and all the knick-knacks, you could turn it into a regular XE.
>
Actually the one I have was packaged with a KB, 2 joys , a light-gun, and 2
cartridges, as well as the built-in Missle Command. Also an Atari Basic manual
and regular manual. Drives had to be purchased extra with all the Ataris TMK.
> Personally, I'm of the opinion of "why buy a car and weld on it a month to
> turn it into a truck... just buy a truck." ===> why buy a game to have to
> buy a bunch of stuff to turn it into a useful computer... just buy a computer.
>
The GS was equivalent to a 65XE. Nice little system. It wasn't like the
26/52/78xx dedicated game systems
> Having never seen one in captivity let alone in the wild, I really can't
> comment much past this.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Roger "Merch" Merchberger
> --
Mine was N_I_B from a surplus store for $35 . I kick myself now for not
getting 2 of them.
ciao larry
lwalker_at_interlog.com
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Received on Fri Jun 18 1999 - 15:57:11 BST