Word: jackintosh
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...made the only big splash at last week's Comdex show. Dealers gathered around for a peek at a new Atari machine that is similar to the Macintosh but will cost only $800 to $900. Though its official name is the ST, the computer has already been nicknamed the Jackintosh, after Atari Chief Executive Jack Tramiel. He built Commodore into a home computer powerhouse, but left last year and bought Atari from Warner Communications. Commodore, meanwhile, is expected to square off against both Atari and Apple with yet another low-price Macintosh-like machine, called the Amiga...
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