langz@athena.mit.edu (Lang Zerner) (12/11/87)
In article <6946@ccicpg.UUCP> harald@ccicpg.UUCP (Harald Milne) writes a high-heat, low-light response to trb@stag.UUCP (Todd Burkey)'s article <275@stag.UUCP> regarding a novel (for micros, Harald) use of MIDI. Todd also wrote >> all this arguments over which computer is better is kind of silly. This is something which, at least in the comp.sys.amiga community, I think we can all support. We've seen this discussion so many times, with the same path of conversation each time, that most of us have realized that the whole topic, as presented, is rather petty. Harald had some things to say that were somewhat informative, for example: >Psuedo multitasking is a specialty of Apple, in the form of the >Multifinder, I suggest you move on to comp.sys.mac to talk about this >nonsense. Psuedo not spoken here. But then offset the value of his comment with this gratuitous spur: >Speaking of multitasking, name ONE Atari anything that runs on ANY >Atari multitasking environments currently in progress. Just one. Todd had some fairly interesting things to say in his original article regarding his opinions regarding the Amiga and the ST, and qualified them by not only pointing out that they were based on his experiences in the past, and not on current fact. Harald referred to a number of Todd's comments as "stupid" and in several places strongly implied that Todd was lying about a number of issues, including of all things how many keyboard musicians Todd knows. Harald closed his "critique" with some more Atari-bashing, and then made some more comments about Todd. The point? The point is, even though Todd had some things to say about the Amiga, and even given that some of them were inaccurate, the bulk of Todd's article was of interest to both the groups it was posted to. Harald's response was lots of fun to read, but has turned the discusion into to yet another ST vs. Amiga flame war, and belongs in alt.flame. As do any responses to that article. If you cannot resist rebutting Harald's or Todd's claims -- as history has shown many of you will -- please edit your Newsgroups and Followup-to lines appropriately. For informative though opinionated commentary, comp.sys.amiga and comp.sys.atari is appropriate. Wanna make something of it? Take it to alt.flame. See you there. -- Be seeing you... --Lang Zerner langz@athena.mit.edu ihnp4!mit-eddie!athena.mit.edu!langz "No one is exempt from talking nonsense; the only misfortune is to do it solemnly" --Michel de Montaigne
01659@AECLCR.BITNET (Greg Csullog) (08/07/89)
Let me start out by saying that I bought my 520ST in July of 1985. My understanding is that it may have been the 2nd Atari ST sold in the province of Ontario. Next I moved to a 1040ST and now I have a Mega 2. Before I became a VAR for a dealer in Ottawa, I arranged a group purchase of STs. Now, with the VAR effort I have either sold, arranged the purchase or spawned the purchase of over 100 Atari STs (not bad considering I live in a town with 4000 residents!). Locally, I'm known as mister Atari. BUT, BUT, BUT... More and more I wonder why I stick with Atari since it's getting harder to justify them. The price advantage is gone over the PCs and the 68000 crowd has moved to 68020s and 68030s (except for Atari). From what I read about the Amiga it makes me wonder when Atari is going to release its infamous 68030 TT. Maybe I'm losing faith because it's so late. Please Atari, I've worked my tail off promoting your products - how about something to put me back on the path of the Atari faithful before I lose all faith in "power without the price".