bwebster@crash.UUCP (10/21/85)
From: crash!bwebster@SDCSVAX.ARPA NOTE: The following message was taken from an Atari BBS and posted on BIX (which is where I picked it up from). It clears up--a little--the confusion surrounding the Apple-DRI affair. Note the wording carefully; changes are not required to GEM per se, but *are* required for "GEM Desktop" (the Mac-like user interface). Those changes are said to be "superficial"; it will be interesting to see what they really are. START OF UPLOADED MESSAGE ------------------------- 10/11/85... Following is the text of an official press release issued today by Sam Tramiel, president of Atari Corp., concerning the recent agreement between DRI and Apple. SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA -- In an agreement between Digital Research and Apple Computer, Digital Research has agreed to make certain superficial changes to three of its application programs: "GEM Desktop", "GEM Paint", and "GEM Draw". Contrary to reports, the agreement does not require changes to GEM or to Atari Corp.'s TOS operating system. DRI, as part of its normal development process, has prepared enhancements to its GEM application products which further set it apart from the Apple Macintosh. Atari is reviewing these changes. Atari promises to its software developers and customers that Atari will make no changes that will reduce the capabilities of the Atari ST system and software. Further, Atari promises that any enhancements will maintain compatability with GEM appli- cations software on the market and in development. Digital Research's GEM and the applications software which uses its capabilities will continue to provide the most powerful and easy-to-use computer interface on the market. The Atari 520ST continues to be the most powerful computer delivering these features and will continue to do so at an affordable price. --------------- END OF UPLOADED MESSAGE Hope that sheds some additional light. It does suggest the possibility of similIX TROFF source? a) Yes b) No 11. If we were to make electronic copies of tand see. ..bruce.. Bruce F. Webster, Consulting Editor, BYTE Magazine ARPA: crash!bwebster@ucsd uucp: {ihnp4, cbosgd, sdcsvax, noscvax}!crash!bwebster BIX: bwebster CIS: 75166,1717 MCI: Bruce F. Webster USPS: P.O. Box 1910, Orem, UT 84057