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- From: volker@sfb256.iam.uni-bonn.de ( Volker A. Brandt )
- Subject: Re: "DiskDoubler" type program (Was: Re: Goodbye Atari)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec13.221843.6244@olymp.informatik.uni-bonn.de>
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- Organization: Applied Math, University of Bonn, Germany
- References: <1992Dec9.120717.2547@olymp.informatik.uni-bonn.de> <1992Dec9.185404.10075@olymp.informatik.uni-bonn.de> <71398@cup.portal.com>
- Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 22:18:43 GMT
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- In article <71398@cup.portal.com> Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com writes:
- >Volker Brandt told us about a "Data Diet" type compression
- >program...
- >
- >That's great.. but.. how come no one else has ever heard of
- >"DataLight"..?
-
- Well, depends on your definition on "someone else" ...
-
- >Wouldn't you think that in a "world class" market like Atari
- >wants us to think of them as being a part of.. that a program
- >like that would have world-wide recognition..?
- >
- >How about a little "marketing..?"
-
- Hmmm ... just flip open any one of the top German Atari ST magazines, and look
- at the full-page ad that tells you all about DataLight.
-
- I know about the situation that a lot of useful software is known only here in
- Germany and/or Europe, but there's not much I can do. That's the way the ST
- market works, and I have to admit that I have to hide a little smile about the
- fact that for once the Europeans aren't screwed and squeezed dry by US mfgrs
- like on the PC market (shame on me, I know :-)
-
- Maybe if you do a little less ST bashing on the net, and a little more letter-
- writing to Atari and walking into dealers and asking for ST, you could improve
- your situation? I don't know.
-
-
- To end on a positive note, I'll find out if there's a US distribution for
- DataLight, and will post details here.
-
-
- -- Volker
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