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- From: mhughes@comtch.spk.wa.us (Mark Hughes)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
- Subject: Re: So what does this mean to us ?
- Message-ID: <JZR5VB3w165w@comtch.spk.wa.us>
- Date: 21 Dec 92 11:48:30 GMT
- References: <72071@cup.portal.com>
- Sender: bbs@comtch.spk.wa.us (Waffle bbs)
- Organization: Waffle BBS at CompuTech Spokane, Washington
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- Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com writes:
- > real "Horror Stories" about dealing with Atari Corporation.) example of
- > the arrogance of the current regime at Atari. It means that YOU will
- > NEVER be able to buy a game developed with the Game Workshop.
- >
- > >6) HOW WERE MR. BAGGETS GAME ROUTINES SUPERIOR TO ANYTHING DONE BY PEOPLE
- > >LIKE THE BITMAP BROTHERS ( ST DIEHARDS ), OR EVEN JEFF MINTER ?
- >
- > They might not have actually been "superior".. but YOU will never know
- > whether they were or not, because Atari played games, rather than seriously
- > evaluating them. Jeff Minter has already ported "Llamatron" to the PC
- > platform, where it's been received with tremendous acclaim. Why would he
- > continue to hit himself over the head with the "Atari" hammer..?
-
- Bob, sometimes you can be insightful, witty, and even intelligent.
- This is not one of those times. I suspect that whatever Dave does, the
- GW will be released for the ST somehow... he's put too much of his time
- and energy into it to waste it. No programmer willingly tosses out work
- just because of a stupid corp... (wisdom of the people I hang out with
- is that "stupid corp" is unnecessary - they're all stupid by definition)
-
- > amalaye oyake ---> a curious st user.
- >
- > No problem.. it's refreshing to encounter an open mind..
-
-
- And you're a good argument against open minds - you search out innocent
- users, and spew garbage at them. I suppose that sounds like you're some
- sort of corruptor of innocents, but...
-
- I went off the ST for a while, and searched long and hard for a new
- machine. I discovered that replacing my ST with another decent system,
- without taking any sacrifices (pathetic sound and OS on the PCs, weird OS
- and incompatibility on the Mac (not to mention their expense), etc.), I
- had to go up to a NeXT. I don't have that kind of cash, so I'll stay
- right here... So it's not like there's much of a choice. If you
- personally don't like the ST, go play with others a while - but you'll be
- back... In the meantime, don't bullshit at newbies...
-
- - Mark Hughes (Caves of Steel 509-624-1821) mhughes@comtch.spk.wa.us
- "I wish I could say what's REALLY on my mind, but that'd be too close to
- defamation of character..."
-