From: millerm@CS.ColoState.EDU (mark miller)
Subject: Re: You Could Win Big Money...
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 00:56:53 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Colorado State University, Computer Science Department
Followup-To: millerm@cs.colostate.edu

barothwe@floyd.cca.cr.rockwell.com writes:

>	IF you rush home today, and fill out and return that junk mail!
>
>	But now that you're here...
>
>	I'm a heck-I-know-nothin-bout-atariST's-yet kinda guy.
>
>	I'm considering buying one used from someone here on the net, and I
>	need a couple of answers...
>
>		1.  Is Lemmings out for the Atari ST?
>		2.  What's the difference between a 520 and a 1040?
>		3.  Is there a "catalog" of software that's available
>		     for the ST somewhere on the net?
>		4.  Where is the best place to buy software by mail
>		     (I prefer 800 numbers)?
>		5.  Is there a FAQ that recommends the best software for
>		    various applications?
>
>Thanks,

(1) Yes, Lemmings is available for the ST.  As a matter of fact "More
Lemmings" is also available for it.

(2) A 520ST originally came with 512K RAM.  A 1040ST originally came
with 1 Meg. RAM.  There are various RAM expansion kits available, so
it's possible a 520 or 1040 could be upgraded to 2 or 4 Megs. RAM.
This is especially true of the STe line.  The local dealer here in Ft.
Collins, CO. used to get 520STe's and then just upgrade them to the
RAM that the buyer wanted, like 2 or 4 Megs.  What you may also be
interested in looking into is what version of TOS the ST you're
considering has installed in it.  The OS on STs comes in ROM.  Some
software is only compatible with certain versions of the OS,
unfortunately.  Sometimes this was Atari's fault.  Most often times it
was the software developer's fault (or because of naivete about the
OS.  For a long time the developer's kit was only available to
commercial developers).  It is possible to upgrade the TOS ROMs.  Any
ST user can upgrade to one of the most recent versions, TOS 2.06.
There is an upgrade kit available from one of the 3rd-party ST
developers, called the TEC Card.

(3) Better than that, there is a catalog from Atari that just came out
recently which lists commercial software available for the ST/STe/TT.
I don't remember how one gets it.  It was in one of the Atari Explorer
Online issues I read some time back.  Anyone on here know?

(4) I couldn't tell ya.  I haven't ordered my software by mail since
there's a dealer in town.  I know that's unusual, and I've been
fortunate, but that's just my experience.  The dealer in town does
mail order and its prices are competitive with other mail order
places.  If you'd like I could give you their 800 number.  I don't
have it on me right now.

(5) Hmm.  Maybe.  I think the FAQ for this newsgroup was posted a
while back.

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