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Re: Apple II vs Atari 800

Hi,

  >....Shitty interface with 2KB/sec which was planned for
  >tape recorders and modems only, low capacity compared to
  >nearly all competitors....

And in practice it was quite usable.

Don't forget, it was some 64 times faster than the CBM serial bus which ran 
at what, 300bps?

  >....the need for a DOS in the Atari's RAM....

Which to my mind (and those of the designers of the vast majority of 
computers) is a great ADVANTAGE.


  TTFN - Pete.