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Re: Apple II vs Atari 800
- Subject: Re: Apple II vs Atari 800
- From: "Guillaume Tello" <houten.van@wanadoo.fr>
- Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:57:27 +0100
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2, comp.sys.atari.8bit
- Organization: les newsgroups par Orange
- References: <CGxMj.105545$Ft5.83353@newsfe15.lga>
- Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.sys.apple2:34084 comp.sys.atari.8bit:9210
"Jack Tseng" <tseng4@hotmail.com> a �crit dans le message de news:
CGxMj.105545$Ft5.83353@newsfe15.lga...
> In 1980, Apple II graphics/sound looks limited.. Graphics on the games
> look very terrible... Sound is not good. Atari graphics/sound are better
> than Apple II.. Why did many companies make the games for Apple more than
> Atari?
>
> I attended to the computer class in the elementary school. There were many
> Apple computers in the most school. Can anyone tell me a reason why the
> school chooses Apple even thought the graphics and music were terrible?
Could it be a problem of development kits: was it so easy to program on
an Atari than on an Apple II ? Were the tools so efficient?
I may be wrong, but the Kyan Pascal was both available on Apple and
Atari: did those tools appear too late?
Guillaume.