iv@trsvax (12/22/85)
/* Written 11:47 am Dec 8, 1985 by rdin.UUCP!perl in net.micro.trs-80 */ >> [ ... ] >> >for our own modems, and so that's what I coded it for. To offer more >> >than one modem type would entail having the user relink the kernel, >> >and that was ruled out-of-the-question. (Can you imagine trying to >> >explain to a novice/first-time user how to relink the kernel? No >> >thank you!) >> > >> > IV (aka John Elliott IV) >> > Tandy Systems Software; Fort Worth, TX >> >> Give me a break! Just because something is too difficult for a novice >> to use does not mean that it should not be included with a system. The >> real answer to Hal's question of 'Why?' is more than obvious to anyone >> who's had much experience with Tandy products -- they make it hard for >> you to use non-Tandy stuff so you're forced to buy Tandy junk. Plain >> and simple. >> >> Robert Perlberg >> Resource Dynamics Inc. >> New York >> {philabs|delftcc}!rdin!perl /* End of text from trsvax:net.micro.trs-80 */ *NO* situation like this is "Plain and Simple". Tandy is not so stu- pid as to think that taking compatiblity or adaptability out of pro- duct will better sales. They have market studies to prove it. To the contrary, in our latest version of 68000/XENIX, 3.1, we do have sup- port for other modems and example source/object to use. One of the really agonizing decisions that have to be made by our mer- chandising folk every time a new product is released (like XENIX was back then) is the point of diminishing sales. That is, at what point do we stop developing a product, and start selling it? Where is the point where potential customers will stop waiting for a new product, and go elsewhere? This is one of the reasons the original versions of 68000/XENIX didn't have dialing support for other modems, it was correctly judged that we didn't have time to make XENIX all things to all users for the initial release. I really like how Mr. Perlberg left out the part of my response that stated we did have support for other modems in our latest version of the operating system, and that what I was describing was the older version. Real cute... IV (aka John Elliott IV) Tandy Systems Software; Fort Worth, TX ... {convex!ctvax,microsoft}!trsvax!iv ... cu-arpa.trsvax!iv@Cornell.ARPA