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wizwor · 05-08-2018, 07:31 PM

I never had an ST. After the 8-bits, I went PC and DOS and all that. I'm not proud of that, but it supported my family (still does).

If I had purchased a 16 bit computer, it, no doubt, would have been an Atari ST, but, now, I would purchase an Amiga. I may still get one. It turns out the Amiga was the legitimate heir to the Atari 8-bit throne. Jay Miner developed the concept and Atari passed. Jay and the concept eventually became Amiga which was almost purchased/stolen by Atari but Commodore intervened and ended up developing an Atari computer called the Amiga.

http://lowendmac.com/2016/the-amiga-...-at-commodore/

The postscript to the story is that Jack Tramiel was fired from Commodore (just like Steve Jobs was fired from Apple). Jack bought Atari and developed the ST which I have heard was based on Commodore efforts and completed by Commodore engineers who went with Tramiel to Atari.

One more thing: Steve Jobs and Bill Gates were BOTH fired from Atari.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/31624...ow-about-atari
https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/..._Number_40.php

Wozniak also worked for Atari...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolo...teve-Jobs.html

One more thing: GE almost bought Apple in 1996 but passed because they did not think Jobs would fit in at GE...

https://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/31...buyout-for-2b/

Now, let's have some Karma kids!

05-08-2018, 07:31 PM	#831
wizwor Wizard Posts: 1,068 Karma: 23867385 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: kindle, fire	I never had an ST. After the 8-bits, I went PC and DOS and all that. I'm not proud of that, but it supported my family (still does). If I had purchased a 16 bit computer, it, no doubt, would have been an Atari ST, but, now, I would purchase an Amiga. I may still get one. It turns out the Amiga was the legitimate heir to the Atari 8-bit throne. Jay Miner developed the concept and Atari passed. Jay and the concept eventually became Amiga which was almost purchased/stolen by Atari but Commodore intervened and ended up developing an Atari computer called the Amiga. http://lowendmac.com/2016/the-amiga-...-at-commodore/ The postscript to the story is that Jack Tramiel was fired from Commodore (just like Steve Jobs was fired from Apple). Jack bought Atari and developed the ST which I have heard was based on Commodore efforts and completed by Commodore engineers who went with Tramiel to Atari. One more thing: Steve Jobs and Bill Gates were BOTH fired from Atari. http://mentalfloss.com/article/31624...ow-about-atari https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/..._Number_40.php Wozniak also worked for Atari... https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolo...teve-Jobs.html One more thing: GE almost bought Apple in 1996 but passed because they did not think Jobs would fit in at GE... https://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/31...buyout-for-2b/ Now, let's have some Karma kids!