If you are really honest, how bad do you really think the Atari ST was?

[Harrison]

I don't think the ST vs Amiga arguments and discussions will every be completely over until the last person dies who lived in the 16-bit era of the 80's and 90's.

However it has now been years since the Amiga and ST were commercial products and were competing against each other for sales, and against each other in terms of their communities.

But now that both platforms are retro and we are all a bit wiser and a bit older, can you be honest and say what you really think of the Atari ST compared to the Amiga?

We all know the history behind the two platforms. The fact that the Amiga was originally going to be Atari's 16-bit computer, but got bought out from under them at the last minute by Commodore. And we know that the ST's hardware was quickly put together from off the shelf parts, making the hardware physically not as powerful as the Amiga's. However even with the differences the ST could still hold its own as a gaming platform and for productivity work.

So what do you think of the Atari ST?

[Buleste]

Never Owned one. Never used one. Tried an emulated one and hated GEM. Always got pissed off the ST games were cheaper than Amiga games.

[Puni/Void]

I don't have much experience with the Atari ST, so I can't really write a long comment here. From what I've seen though, the OS looks and feels a lot worse than the Amiga Workbench.

[woody.cool]

It was kind of OK, but inferior in many ways.

I have an Atari 520STfm and an Atari 1040STf sitting at home .... I still 'sometimes' play on them, but much prefer the Amiga.

[Tiago]

It was good, but.... Amiga was/is better!

[v85rawdeal]

I loved it... it just didn't love me back!

[TiredOfLife]

They STs weren't exactly robust.
A few mates had them and they seemed to be very flakey.
Games locking up on a regular basis, parts breaking and the like.
All though they all claimed the machines were fine until I walked into the room.
Maybe the machines sensed my hatred and it unnerved them.