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Re: ATARI is crap!

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In article <n8jmki$6t1$1@news.albasani.net>, Ken Springer
<wordworks@greeleynet.com> wrote:
> On 1/30/16 5:39 PM, Your Name wrote:
> > In article <n8jd9f$lhc$1@news.albasani.net>, Ken Springer
> > <wordworks@greeleynet.com> wrote:
> >> On 1/30/16 2:02 PM, Your Name wrote:
> >>> In article <n8ijjh$6np$1@news.albasani.net>, Ken Springer
> >>> <wordworks@greeleynet.com> wrote:
> >>>> On 1/29/16 4:36 PM, Your Name wrote:
> >>>>> In article <n8gla1$9k2$1@gioia.aioe.org>, Adelbert Affenstaat <a@ff.e>
> >>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>> "Harald Habenichts" <po@p.o> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> >>>>>> news:n73r5f$rj1$1@gioia.aioe.org...
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> The C64 has much better sound, much better graphics and there are more
> >>>>>>> and better games!
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> The ATARI 800 only has crappy games, because the ATARI has crappy
> >>>>>> sprites, crappy colours and a mediocre sound chip.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> The C64 is MUCH better!
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> The SID is great, the VIC is great, the C64 is great!
> >>>>>
> >>>>>    From memory, the early Atari models also had the same ridiculous
> >>>>> membrane "keyboard" as Sinclair's toys.
> >>>>
> >>>> IIRC, only the 400 had the membrane keyboard.  The 800 and later all had
> >>>> keyboards.
> >>>
> >>> That's why I said "early Atari models".   :-)
> >>
> >> But, but, a 400 is only a model, not models!    LOL
> >
> > Depends on how you look at it ... there was certainly more than one
> > Atari 400 ever made.  :-p
> 
> ROFL

Then again, you might be right ... maybe Atari did only manage to sell
one Atari 400 computer and buried the rest alongside their ET game. 
;-)

I don't remember anyone I know ever having an Atari. They were fairly
popular in America, but less popular everywhere else. Rich gits bought
Apple II, normal people bought Commodore, and cheapskates and idiots
bought Sinclair.  :-)

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ATARI is crap! "Harald Habenichts" <po@p.o> - 2016-01-12 22:28 +0100
  Re: ATARI is crap! Michael Glaser <michael.sean.glaser@gmail.com> - 2016-01-16 21:14 -0800
    Re: ATARI is crap! Trevor <trevor.removethispart@holyoak.com> - 2016-01-22 12:40 -0700
  Re: ATARI is crap! CharlieChaplin <andiko@web.de> - 2016-01-25 10:32 -0800
  Re: ATARI is crap! "Adelbert Affenstaat" <a@ff.e> - 2016-01-29 22:24 +0100
    Re: ATARI is crap! Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-01-30 12:36 +1300
      Re: ATARI is crap! Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-01-30 08:08 -0700
        Re: ATARI is crap! Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-01-31 10:02 +1300
          Re: ATARI is crap! Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-01-30 15:26 -0700
            Re: ATARI is crap! Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-01-31 13:39 +1300
              Re: ATARI is crap! Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-01-30 18:06 -0700
                Re: ATARI is crap! Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-01-31 17:49 +1300
                Re: ATARI is crap! Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-01-30 22:17 -0700
                Re: ATARI is crap! Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-01-31 19:38 +1300
                Re: ATARI is crap! Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-01-31 07:35 -0700
                Re: ATARI is crap! Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-02-01 13:24 +1300
                Re: ATARI is crap! Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-01-31 19:45 -0700
                Re: ATARI is crap! Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-02-01 16:31 +1300
                Re: ATARI is crap! Clu <drclu@swbell.net> - 2016-02-05 10:49 -0600
                Re: ATARI is crap! Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-02-06 09:57 +1300
    Re: ATARI is crap! Dombo <dombo@disposable.invalid> - 2016-01-31 21:56 +0100

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