Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Is Falcon worth buying????
From: rlcollins@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (Ryan 'Gozar' Collins)
Date: 10 Sep 92 15:15:15 -0500
Organization: Miami University Academic Computer Service"

In article <1992Sep10.041027.9029@zooid.guild.org>, Mark Kovarski <kovarski@zooid.guild.org> writes:
> You can configure ANYTHING in OS/2 2.0, including what you want to install.
> My swap file doesn't exceed 2 MB. You must be joking when saying, "it feels
> like a 8 mhz ST." Have you really tried it. I see NO speed decreases in OS/2
> at all. As a matter of fact, I am running it on a 486/50 MHz DX with 16MB
> RAM and ATI Graphics Ultra. It is as fast as a TT with NVDI loaded in. The
> screen redraw functions are immediately displayed with no delay at all. On
> slower machines it might be the case but not on mine. Also, it accesses the HD
> since it always updates it. When you reboot it comes to same screen as you
> worked last on. Does it access the HD? Yes, so does every OS. 

     You've got to be kidding, right? Of course OS/2 is going to fly on
that system! I bet Windows would fly to! But with all this high powered
hardware, you still say "It is as fast as a TT with NVDI loaded in." You
didn't say how much you paid for your system either. Atari has always
tried to shoot for the low-end, and for the vast majority of computer
users, this is what they need.

     You have 16MB of ram, but you still need a swap file, and even
then, a 2 meg swap file. What do you use the machine for anyway?

     The interesting thing is that Atari still ships very usable one meg
machines with only a floppy drive. I use my ST for everything from DTP,
to word-processing, to programming, to telecommunicating, and still have
only 1 meg of ram and two floppies.

     The Falcon, when released, will be the best computing value for the
dollar, nothing else can even come close to its abilities for the
price.

> Is MultiTOS faster? MultiTOS is a FAR inferiour product and doesn't offer 20%
> of all OS/2 functions. I have received some results that were performed with 
> MultiTOS such as screen redraw routines, VDI functions etc. The results are
> definetely slower. If MultiTOS sells nearly as many as OS/2 2.0 copies please
> let me know...

     Again, this was brought up before, about comparing beta software to
finished products. I think it would be safer to compare Multitos with
OS/2 1.3.

     Anyway, the success of the falcon and Atari is going to rely on
their ability to market it correctly. (And we all know how well they can
do that. :-( ) 

     Will I buy one? I will wait and see. The vastly superior sound
systems is what will change my mind, but only if there will be software
that takes advantage of it.

Later.......

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