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- From: hutch@bellman.lanl.gov (John Hutchinson)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
- Subject: Re: Is there any Atari support..!!!
- Message-ID: <1992Nov9.172604.15838@newshost.lanl.gov>
- Date: 9 Nov 92 17:26:04 GMT
- References: <69154@cup.portal.com>
- Sender: news@newshost.lanl.gov
- Reply-To: hutch@bellman.lanl.gov
- Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Lines: 54
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- In article 69154@cup.portal.com, Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com () writes:
-
- >I suppose making fun of someone and their problems is easier than
- >trying to come to grips with the real problems in the Atari world..
- >
- >That seems to be the accepted procedure anyway..
- >
- >BobR
-
-
- WHOA! Hold on there, Bob! I think you are being entirely unfair here. I was
- NOT making fun of Roger's dilemna in finding support for his Atari in New
- Zealand. Far from it... I well realize the difficulty and frustration in
- getting support from Atari or Atari dealers, rare commodities that they are.
- Having lived in Australia a few years, I can also sympathize with the specific
- problems of support that users face in Oz and NZ. It ain't easy in the US but
- it's even _worse_ there.
-
- My complaint (OK, my bitch) to Roger was that he said "anyone considering an
- Atari computer needs to have their head examined." THAT is what I complained
- about... I don't like being insulted because I use an Atari computer. Do you?
-
- Roger also owns a PC and has frequently touted it's virtues over the Atari in
- this newsgroup. Roger and I nitpick each other on occasion just to maintain a
- balanced perspective, but I still consider us "friends" on this net. WE don't
- have a problem with that, why do YOU?
-
- >By the way, John.. I've seen your messages in the IBM games newsgroups..
-
- Yes Bob, you are right. I have posted in the PC newsgroups. Is that a crime?
- Besides 3 Atari computers, I also own a PC and a Macintosh. Heck, I'd own an
- Amiga and a Silicon Graphics too if I could afford them. I enjoy each machine
- for different reasons although I admit, due to familiarity, I am more partial
- to the Atari machines. How does that make me one of the "bad guys???"
-
- >Are we to take that as an indication of your dedication to the
- >Atari Cheerleaders oath..?
-
- My only Atari "oath" is towards my Atari customers, not the hardware itself.
-
- >(Or should we just make fun of you because you couldn't just tough
- >it out with the rest of the Atari regulars..?)
-
- You are more than welcome to "make fun of me" as much as you like, Bob. It's a
- free country. But please do NOT insinuate (through ignorance or otherwise) that
- I have abandoned the Atari camp and my Atari customers solely because I use and
- enjoy other machines too. I may be a computer geek, but I'm not traitorous!
-
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