From: lecoat@atari.org   
      
   Hi,   
      
   > Darklord writes:   
   >> Francois LE COAT wrote...   
   >> FC> We know diverse ATARI clones since 1996. I have one, and we all know   
   >> FC> the the power of these computers. The big thing would be that the   
   >> FC> ATARI firm released another computer now, 40 years later. It should   
   >> FC> be partially compatible so that developers have the opportunity to   
   >> FC> port GEM software.   
   >> FC>   
   >> FC> Don't you think so?   
   >>   
   >> Yes, I think it would be a bit crazy to start over from scratch. There's   
   >> a decent size software library for the ST and it would be a shame for any   
   >> one to just turn their back on it.  :)   
   >    
   > GEM (Graphic Environment Manager) is existing for several platforms   
   > thanks to Digital Research (DR). We know it for ATARI ST, that means   
   > for Motorola 68k processors family. But it also exists for PC, that   
   > means for x86 processors. GEM is already portable for different   
   > computers, so it should be available on actual ATARI computers like   
   > the ATARI VCS, so that developers have the opportunity to port their   
   > software. And ATARI VCS should be available outside the USA, indeed.   
   >    
   > A large part of ATARI authentic software is portable, and it should   
   > be proposed a way to implement it on today's ATARI computers. I'm   
   > thinking of mine Eureka 2.12, but I'm not the only one, of course!   
   >    
   > ATARIans shouldn't give up their past, and original GEM software...   
      
   Nolan Bushnell is telling those words in a recent interview to CHM:   
      
      
      
   to younger person "Try... Don't give up...". These words are not mine.   
      
   Regards,   
      
   --    
   François LE COAT   
   Author of Eureka 2.12 (2D Graph Describer, 3D Modeller)   
   https://eureka.atari.org/   
      
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