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- From: wells_s@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
- Subject: Re: ATARI - Secret
- Date: 21 Nov 1992 20:35:46 GMT
- Organization: Wellington City Council (Public Access), Wgtn, Nz
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- References: <afonseca.2awi@terapin.com>,<1elmm3INN5bp@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>
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- COmparing the 2600 to the Genesis etc. is STUPID! The thing is over 10-years
- old!! It was probably the first home-'console' system ever introduced.
- (Unless someone knows otherwise).
-
- Joy-Pads? Yuck - only small kids can use those things successfully - the
- buttons, and the 'joy-stick' are far too-small!! They are also crap for
- delicate operations. A good ole' Quick-Joy Jetfighter will do me nicely...
- It's big - easy to handle, has auto-fire.
-
- 12-key keypads failling? Most IBM compat's these days have 12-key keypads
- or something very close, and they sure as heck aren't 'failling'!
-
-
- You are just out to cause trouble, and are taking wild guesses. Try
- typing 'unsubscribe comp.sys.atari.st' or whatever your systems command is.
-