techno@zelator.UUCP (Frank Dahncke) (07/29/90)
I don't know about you, but I bought my first ATARI way back in 1981.
Since that time I've heard the same arguments over and over (it's a
games machine, will go out of production soon, inferior to XXX, etc.)
and still Atari Corp. is alive and kicking.
When the sales were going down for the ATARI 8-bit machines in 1985, I
switched to the ST as the cheapest alternative then, but believe it or
not, I can still buy *new* XL's and software here in Germany.
The oldest software I have for the 8-bit is dated 1979, thus, if the ST
were to die today, we would still see it in use in 1995. The ST does all
I want for me, and, being a professinal PC programmer, I don't want *that*
kind of crap on my table at home, *EVER*.
I like my ST, though I'll probably replace my 520 with an ST soon, and will
carry on the ST flag like I do for the 8-bit series. If you don't agree
with me, you're reading the wrong newsgroup. Leave us ST users alone and go
read comp.sys.whatever.you.like or even comp.sys,atari.8-bit (yes, it still
exists and is used :-) ).
Hope you agree,
Techno
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