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- Path: sparky!uunet!portal!cup.portal.com!Bob_BobR_Retelle
- From: Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
- Subject: Re: So what does this mean to us ?
- Message-ID: <72174@cup.portal.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 00:10:53 PST
- Organization: The Portal System (TM)
- References: <72071@cup.portal.com> <JZR5VB3w165w@comtch.spk.wa.us>
- Lines: 48
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- Mark Hughes writes some stuff:
-
- >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.
-
- Wow.. now THERE's an open mind for you.. too bad you didn't
- actually take a good look at what else is available in the world.
-
- In addition to the terrific sound and operating systems on PCs,
- and the smooth operating system on Macs, you also get the
- advantages of support from the company that made your computer,
- AND the not inconsequential benefit of wonderful software support
- from developers who are *happy* to be in the market.
-
- >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
-
- I see.. you're "stuck" with Atari, so you're going to badmouth
- anything else there might be..
-
- By the way, you must be new here.. go back and actually READ
- the things I've posted. Find where I said I don't like my ST..
- please...
-
- >In the meantime, don't bullshit at newbies...
-
- I might suggest you do the same.. don't lie to them..
- don't tell them everything is rosy in the world of Atariland..
- don't tell them that people like David Baggett will always be
- around, no matter what abuse Atari Corp may dish out to them.
-
- If David decided to bulk-erase his masters of the Game Workbench
- and say "screw Atari", I wouldn't be surprised.
-
- You may consider the truth to be "garbage", but then again,
- you're stuck with Atari, come hell or high water, and you have
- to reconcile yourself to that. If the truth hurts, then maybe
- something's wrong with your slavish devotion to the company..?
- Ever give that any thought..?
-
- >No programmer willingly tosses out work just because of a stupid corp...
-
- Don't bet your life on that... you get spit on enough, and you'll
- finally say "enough".
-
- BobR
-