12 Jun
2002
12 Jun
'02
1:29 a.m.
Doc wrote:
Gary Hildebrand
On Tue, 11 Jun 2002, Gary Hildebrand wrote:
Sort of "feels" like an Amiga... All I've got at the moment is
TOS/GEM, so I don't have much of an opinion. The condition of the
monitor was a nice surprise, though. Nice, crisp pic, and I'm not
having to max the controls to get it.
As soon as I figure out how to generate software disks from Linux it
should be fun. First guess is that I'll be setting up a SLIP connection
and trying the NFS client....
Are the DMA-SCSI adapters unobtainium? Sounds useful.
I thought they had a native SCSI controller. I do know they have native
MIDI interface (opto isolated). ISTR the monitor was like the Amiga,
and was RGB @15.75 kHz scan rate. I'll keep my eyes and ears open on
that one. My former Amiga dealer in KC was a big Atari 8 bit/16 bit
fan. TOS/GEM was impressive, but the Linux seems to be the choice
nowdays.
I've only seen about three or four of those. Last one I saw was at a
hobby shop in Norfolk, Nebraska. They were using it as a business
computer.
An
Atari 1040ST with SC1224 display and mouse - works great, no
burn-in, floppy reads & formats perfectly. $5.98
edited
Doc
I remember that one, an Amiga wannabe. Talk about a rare duck there .
.
. . . .I think Jack Tramiel pushed that one through Atari just after he
bailed ship at Commode Door, to get back at his former company.
Nice haul indeed.
Thanks. More fun than one man should be allowed!
Doc