ron.sharp@canremote.uucp (RON SHARP) (01/31/90)
So. If Atari has been improving its deal for developers, why haven't they been telling anyone about it? A little information in the Atari Explorer would go a long way. (Like, what are the options for becoming a ST, STe, TT, or ATW developer? Are they on display behind a "Beware of the Leopard" sign?) --- ~ QNet 2.03: The Crystal Palace * NorthAmeriNet * Toronto (416) 925-5742 *
dcw@doc.ic.ac.uk (Duncan C White) (02/02/90)
In article <1989@atari.UUCP> kbad@atari.UUCP (Ken Badertscher) writes: >You can purchase developer documentation by itself for a significantly >reduced price. The latest release of the developer documentation is >professionally printed, indexed, and includes several new addenda. (Reduced from $300, for those not following this thread) I would be interested in knowing exactly WHAT this "significantly reduced price for the documentation alone" is. Is it on sale to the general public? Or do you have to become a Registered Developer (complete with non disclosure agreement) in order to see a word of it? I have spent some time studying the original (circa 1985) developer's documentation, and, in my opinion, it is a badly photocopied, badly written, incomplete and misleading set of junk. I'm very glad to hear Ken say that Atari are finally getting round to producing a decent version. Only 5 years late, I guess.. (All this may be complicated by the fact that I'm in the UK, and Atari UK are generally regarded as even worse than Atari US...) Finally, may I say that I am not trying to criticise Ken or any other of the Atari employees who spend some of their time being "visible" on the Net. I have two Ataris (one being repaired :-), I like them, but I think the level of technical information freely available to anyone - general public or developers - has been appalling ever since the ST was released. Duncan ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Duncan White, | Doctor: "I'm sure I've forgotten something.." Dept. Of Computing, | Shopkeeper: "Haven't you forgotten something?" Imperial College, | Doctor: "Yes..but what?" London SW7 | Shopkeeper: "Money" England, | Doctor: "Oh no, that wasn't it" The Earth. | (wanders off looking puzzled, without paying) (or Gallifrey?) | Survival episode I, 22nd Nov 1989
rick@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU (Eric Ruck) (02/03/90)
In article <90020121141238@masnet.uucp> ron.sharp@canremote.uucp (RON SHARP) writes: >So. If Atari has been improving its deal for developers, why haven't >they been telling anyone about it? Haven't you heard? They're not allowed to tell!