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LongLifeA1200 · 20 April 2021, 15:59

The Atari seems to be getting a lot of praise on this forum lately. Which reminds me, I've got to watch some more episodes of the Twilight Zone.

I hadn't thought about what things would be like if the world never got an Atari ST.

What I find interesting is that it debuted in the wedge shape (1985). Meanwhile Commodore wants their more expensive A1000 to be thought of as a serious computer, not a toy to play games on. The A500 would appear a couple of years later (1987) and perhaps only as an answer to the Atari ST's popularity.

So, thanks Atari ST for "inspiring" Commodore to release the A500 and later A1200.

20 April 2021, 15:59	#458
LongLifeA1200 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Amiga Kingdom Posts: 368	The Atari seems to be getting a lot of praise on this forum lately. Which reminds me, I've got to watch some more episodes of the Twilight Zone. I hadn't thought about what things would be like if the world never got an Atari ST. What I find interesting is that it debuted in the wedge shape (1985). Meanwhile Commodore wants their more expensive A1000 to be thought of as a serious computer, not a toy to play games on. The A500 would appear a couple of years later (1987) and perhaps only as an answer to the Atari ST's popularity. So, thanks Atari ST for "inspiring" Commodore to release the A500 and later A1200.