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- From: davidli@simvax.labmed.umn.edu
- Subject: Re: Big bad BobR
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- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 19:06:19 GMT
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- In article <92357.111215SML108@psuvm.psu.edu>, <SML108@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
- >Dave Bagget was utterly screwed by Atari and I cannot believe the *morons* who
- >think what happened to him was his fault
-
- For the record:
-
- Dave Baggett was not 'utterly screwed' by Atari. He was treated
- unprofessionally. Nothing "happened to him" which may be construed to be his
- own fault, with the exception of the handling of the media which they brought
- to demonstrate (this assuming that I correctly read his first posting about the
- setup on his Syquest cartridge).
-
- I have my own opinion on how such a meeting *should have been* arranged, and
- have stated those opinions. Much of that opinion was based upon the
- presumption that Double-Click sought the interview with little more than the
- idea of showing Atari what Game Workbench could do, which is what the
- initial postings appeared to state.
-
- Dave Baggett was also bound by a contract with a software house which
- apparently did not have the resources remaining to produce the software in a
- timely manner. I own several of Double-Click's products, and would not have
- thought that there were problems over the past year, given their advertising
- and announcements about the soon-to-be-released Game Workbench.
-
- I think that blame for the non-release of Game Workbench is misdirected at
- Atari Corporation. It certainly cannot be directed at Dave Baggett.
-
- >and finally, I don't think that the Falcon will be a very successful computer
- >nor will any of the new Amigas.
-
- If by success you mean "millions sold here", I will agree. Then again, I don't
- think that any of the current computer systems will ever be truly integrated
- into every household either. I'd certainly watch Phillips' attempts at entering
- the Interactive CD market -- after all, consumer machines are what people
- purchase. (There are more game consoles in homes than computer systems.)
-
- -- David Paschall-Zimbel
-