Re: A few Atari Items For Sale

On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 15:02:14 +0100, RichardK wrote:

Hi Richard.

> True, but there is a point where common sense has to step in. If the
> cost of sticking this stuff onto a Falcon outweighs the cost of, say, an
> old iMac DV and a USB or Firewire video interface, then really, why
> would you want to use the Falcon?

Okay, I'll concede that point as far as cost goes. However, think
along these lines, I'm not here because of cost. I'm not here because
platform x does something better or cheaper than platform y or even z.

I'm here because I love Atari. Especially my Falcon. If it was all about
cost, I would stick with my 3 comp Linux LAN & laptop, and never do
anything with Atari hardware/software.

Its love of the machines, the community, and pure old nostalgia. :-)

> I moved from Falcon to Mac for music, because whilst there is a certain
> cachet to using the Falcon, only the most determined retrophile would
> insist that it was in any way better than the same sort of money
> invested in newer Apple or PC hardware. The dealer prices in the UK of
> around £450 for a Falcon, £200 or so for a better MIDI interface, and
> GodKnowsWhat for DSP audio hardware, were vastly in excess of the cost
> of a decent iMac, a 128-channel MIDI interface (by the same
> manufacturer!) and good quality Audio I/O.

>From your viewpoint, I understand what you are saying. If I were a music
professional, I would absolutely agree with you.

Its a hobby to me. Its that "for the love of" concept. The best times I've
ever had, computing wise, was with Atari. I still have more fun, and get a
better sense of achievement when I do things with my Atari's than I do
with anything else. I was simply overjoyed when I was able to get my BBS
online, available for Atari users world-wide once again. I could have
done it (easier/cheaper) with a Linux BBS, but it wouldn't have been the
same. I really, really like Linux a lot, for example, but its -just- not
the same. I don't do "windows" at all. Never have. Never will. Atari
(MINT) was my stepping stone into the Linux world. Just something else I
have to thank Atari for.

So many memories...its a good fight, just keeping them alive. :-)

See ya Richard!

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