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From: berger@atropa (Mike Berger)
Subject: Re: ATI is making me mad
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Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 18:05:41 GMT
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[e-mail] (Terence Michael Labach) writes:
>In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail]
>(Sean P. Frigo UW-Madison SRC [phone],-2001(FAX)) writes:
>> Where are the OS/2 drivers?  It's been out for 8 months and there's nothing.
>> Calling ATI is a waste:  A rude person answers that doesn't even acknowledge
>> you've reached ATI.  Phone etiquette notwithstanding,  I have friends who
>> have bought UltraPros that now seem like they were not entirely finished.
>> They are buggy and the promised windows drivers a mess.  Reading this
>> newsgroup confirms this.

>And don't bother writing to ATI either.  At least not if you like
>companies you purchase goods from to reply to your concerns.  ATI has
>nice hardware, but seems content to treat their customers like shit.
*----
That's too bad - I was going to suggest that writing would be more
effective.  I'm angry not just because of the inadequate OS/2 support,
but also because the Vesa driver is virtually useless.  My ATI Ultra
is a nice piece of hardware and does a good job in windows, but
it's wasted where I need it the most.
--
    Mike Berger
    Internet    [e-mail]