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Re: Revised Atari Specs, was Re: Soliciting Technical

bree...@bellsouth.net (Ben Breeck) — Tue, 11 Nov 2009 15:08:57 UT

True, but that ST featured the Motorola 68000 and several hardware and
engineering shortcuts due to the Tramiels' miserliness. This ST features a
MIPS R2000 and much upgraded graphics, sound, and internal components (like
motherboard capacitors). It will be more expensive, but not much more; on

Re: Revised Atari Specs, was Re: Soliciting Technical

ken...@cix.compulink.co.uk — Tue, 11 Nov 2009 14:33:06 UT

In article <hefhog$4k...@aioe.org>, bree...@bellsouth.net (Ben Breeck)
wrote:
The reason I bought an ST in OTL was that given the funds available the
choice was between that and a Sinclair QL. There was certainly no way I
could have afforded even a PC AT at the time. BY the way IIRC the legal
dispute over GEM was between Apple and Digital Research, GEM was

Khosrau II Triumphant

congyog...@gmail.com (The Black Marvel) — Tue, 11 Nov 2009 14:29:36 UT

I don't think we've had this one!
POD:
610 AD
An unexpected squall sinks the boat carrying Heraclius the Elder,
Exarch of Africa, to Constantinople. Instead of overthrowing the
unpopular, largely incompetent Emperor Phocas, Heraclius and his son
drown in the Mediterranean. Without Heraclius' military genius,

Re: AH Challenge, Industrialize Alabama 1850

rays...@webtv.net (Raymond Speer) — Tue, 11 Nov 2009 14:06:05 UT

November 25, 1851
Dear F-----,
The New Orleans newspapers have rec'd word from VeraCruz that Santa Anna
has deposed of his political rivals in Mexico City again, and a few of
them are dead. Given the General''s triumph at Tampico on October 6,
that comes as no surprise. So long as that devil prevails on the

SPIRITUALITY IS NOT THE MORALITY

merajnithapli...@gmail.com (rajni) — Tue, 11 Nov 2009 13:09:44 UT

SPIRITUALITY IS NOT THE MORALITY
The morality, the ethics and the practices recommended by them are to
regulate the behaviour of an individual towards others. These others
may be the other members of the same society or the members of some
others societies.
Subsequently societies developed their political set ups also to

Re: Was the start of World War I a violation of the Hague Convent...

rays...@webtv.net (Raymond Speer) — Tue, 11 Nov 2009 12:32:52 UT

Rusty, everybody in Vienna knew that Serbia was an ally of Russia. That
meant that an offer of violence to Serbia automatically brought about a
recruitment of Russia as Austria's enemy. That was a damn good reason to
avoid ultimatums to Serbia.
The fellows in Austria were accordingly very enthusiastic that their

Re: What-If America lost the Revolutionary War

rays...@webtv.net (Raymond Speer) — Tue, 11 Nov 2009 11:01:22 UT

The two chief exemplars of a North America where the United States
failed to win its independence from Britain are the Confederation of
North America and the timeline called Cornwallis.
Robert Sobel's _For Want of a Nail_, originally published during the
BiCentennial Celebration by MacMillan in 1973 and now in print again

What POD would yield this impossible result?

jacklinthi...@earthlink.net (Jack Linthicum) — Tue, 11 Nov 2009 11:40:38 UT

HECTOR TOBAR
From east to west, steel rails pull L.A. together
Building a web of rail lines will make the Eastside and Westside more
accessible and our vast metropolis smaller.
Hector Tobar
November 24, 2009
You may not feel it yet, but one day you will.
Los Angeles is shrinking.
So much so that one day it will be possible to speed without the use

Re: What-If America lost the Revolutionary War

desmondkavan...@gmail.com (Des) — Tue, 11 Nov 2009 10:32:46 UT

I agree. They kept Ireland until 1922 and only left (most of it) after
a fight.

Re: What-If O Henry and other Famous Authors Had Lived Longer?

davidholi...@yahoo.com (Ulysses at Langdale Tarn) — Tue, 11 Nov 2009 10:03:13 UT

~~~~~~~~~~~~
Old Man,
We used an icebox in Texas until I was 3-4. I remember it.
We were renting a house, and the agreement often includes
appliances. We soon got a Philco or Frigidaire because my
grandmother came to live with us.
She was diabetic and her insulin had to be refrigerated.
Many homes built before 1940 have a side entrance for the

Re: Lands of Red and Gold #23: The City Between The Waters

username_not_fo...@yahoo.com.au (Jared) — Tue, 11 Nov 2009 09:29:45 UT

Thanks.
Good point. I figure that the Dutch would be initially cautious, since they
don't know much about these other peoples, but they will soon try to work
things out.
Yes. The Dutch have been invited to stay in the foreign quarter, and
despite some suspicions about how safe that is, they won't ignore the

Re: WI Liberal South

boleslaw...@forpresident.com (Stan Boleslawski) — Tue, 11 Nov 2009 08:51:09 UT

How liberal was Hugo Black as a US Senator?
Best,
Stan B.

Re: What-If America lost the Revolutionary War

solom...@nospammail.com (SolomonW) — Tue, 11 Nov 2009 08:34:26 UT

I am not so sure it would have been willingly given by Britain. Much of the
reason Britain gave up Canada and other dominions without a fight was
because of their failure to win the American revolution.

Re: The Guns of John Brown

lcra...@home.ca (The Horny Goat) — Tue, 11 Nov 2009 05:59:47 UT

On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:06:27 -0000, "Mike Stone" <mwst...@aol.com>
wrote:
Maybe - but this is a standard plot for movie and TV Westerns - mostly
against poor white folks not injuns or n***ers.

Re: Soliciting Technical Feedback for an Atari What if

lcra...@home.ca (The Horny Goat) — Tue, 11 Nov 2009 05:57:04 UT

On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:29:34 -0500, "Ben Breeck"
Typical Apple. I paid $300+ for a Microsoft Apple CP/M card way back
when. (That was long before Microsoft made their name as a hardware
manufacturer who makes mice!) The only program I ever ran on it was
what was at the time the toughest chess game of the day that played