carmel_andrews Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Following on frim the recent news that sega is apparently/allegedly re-entering the hardware market (dreamcast 2, see thread posted elsewhere in AA), it begs the above or following question If Atari were to release a new ST/E/falcon etc today, what would you want it to be would you want it to be upgraded in anyway (i.e extending the sound/gfx capabilities or more memory or better processor) would you want it compatible (if going down the upgraded/updated hardware route) with the existing ST/E/falcon hardware/games etc would you want it compatible with another computer system, like A8/Mac/Amiga etc what launch title(s) or game(s) would you want to see on it's first day of launch How much would you pay for the hardware (i.e the physical games system) how much would you pay for the games software (dependant on media format) what media format would you want the games to appear in...i.e tradit. floppy format, hd/cd/dvd, usb/cf/sd mem. memory card format or a combination of the previously mentioned formats would you expect the new system to come with accessories as part of the purchase (i.e joystick/joypad and free game etc) Would you support ANY new software devlopment (i.e buying new ST/E/Falcon content/games) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzac Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 a MUST for me, would be detachable keyboard like the Mega series... i would very much welcome a MegaSTe/TT case. hardware wise, ST compatibilty would be much desired, though with current technology that can be achieved with a separate circuit and independent boot... then TT or Falcon capable hardware or higher with expansion possibilites... storage and games could be in memory card format, though that would make it support dependent... yes, i would buy software and support development. hardware wise, higher than 200$ would put me off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 It would be DOA. The ship has sailed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lp060 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 It would be DOA. The ship has sailed. I think Fletch nailed that one on the head. You are more likely to get hit by lightening than Atari ever doing anything like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzac Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 It would be DOA. The ship has sailed. I think Fletch nailed that one on the head. You are more likely to get hit by lightening than Atari ever doing anything like that. yeah... i kinda got the feeling we were in a "what if..." scenario... wishfull thinking, etc.... it´s human nature, no? otherwise, why would we examine history "what if WWII didn´t happen or hitler won, etc"... my rational mind tells me "never gonna happen", my heart tells me what i would like it to be... is that so bad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lp060 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 yeah... i kinda got the feeling we were in a "what if..." scenario... wishfull thinking, etc.... it´s human nature, no? otherwise, why would we examine history "what if WWII didn´t happen or hitler won, etc"... my rational mind tells me "never gonna happen", my heart tells me what i would like it to be... is that so bad? Since the name "Atari" was sold to some company that has no clue whatsoever about computers, that makes its even less likely. There is at least one STE clone available now, and another clone on the way, so its not impossible to relive the nostalgia. Just don't expect it to ever be shipped from a company called "Atari". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_Falcon Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 yeah... i kinda got the feeling we were in a "what if..." scenario... wishfull thinking, etc.... it´s human nature, no? otherwise, why would we examine history "what if WWII didn´t happen or hitler won, etc"... my rational mind tells me "never gonna happen", my heart tells me what i would like it to be... is that so bad? Since the name "Atari" was sold to some company that has no clue whatsoever about computers, that makes its even less likely. There is at least one STE clone available now, and another clone on the way, so its not impossible to relive the nostalgia. Just don't expect it to ever be shipped from a company called "Atari". Well we will get a new "Atari" soon and it will be a really great piece of hardware! Look at: http://acp.atari.org/ This to be released (and SuperVIDEL and CTPCI for my Falcon) is all I need for the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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