DAVEA%VXCERN.decnet.cern@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (11/07/88)
I dont wish to defend Atari but I think a lot of vague ghostly rumours are being drawn to create a lot of thin air. Just because this machine has been rumoured and because Atari has a big stand at Comdex does no automatically produce a Link (would that I was wrong!) I think Atari have every write to come down on people who relase data clearly marked for internal circulation ... ideas floating round a lab dont become products all the time. It is clear that Atari must continue to go up market with a 68030 product to cover the market between the Megas and the Abaq (I prefer the old name) and that the old Tos 1.3 wont be good enough to match the things the 030 is capable off. This development will take time and what is there that forces to release a hasty product now. Surely theu should wait for the state of the market to clarify itself I would expect a product in 6 months time and I hope that all the rumour mongering doesnt taint the public into expecting and demanding things that dont exist. Freedom in information is all and good in a perfect world but I think a bit of respect for other peoples rights to retain privacy of information is also called for
stephen@plx.UUCP (Stephen Heath ) (11/08/88)
In article <8811071442.AA20872@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, DAVEA%VXCERN.decnet.cern@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU writes: > > I dont wish to defend Atari but I think a lot of vague ghostly > rumours are being drawn to create a lot of thin air. Just because > this machine has been rumoured and because Atari has a big stand > at Comdex does no automatically produce a Link (would that I was wrong!) There have been comments on this net from atari net addresses which address weither the TT system would have SYS V vers berkely 4.X features among other comments. If there is no such system planned for introduction then atari itself is guilty of the thin air you speak of. > > I think Atari have every write to come down on people who relase data > clearly marked for internal circulation ... ideas floating round I believe you are refering to an individual who reported what he saw in a german magazine. He was well with in his rights to post what information he was in possession of. In fact if they were just rumors then he was within his rights to pass them on. This is called free speech sinces intensions were not the libel atari. Atari can, if its desire, deny that any development is taking place and that no such product is being readied for introduction. That have had ample opportunity to do so but have not. They have their reasons and we can only hope that honesty is playing a part in not wanting to deny such. Honesty from atari? What a concept. [ Replace atari with your favorite company. :) :) :) ] > a lab dont become products all the time. It is clear that Atari > must continue to go up market with a 68030 product to cover the > market between the Megas and the Abaq (I prefer the old name) and They don't have to cover any market. The goal here is profit. Companys who have tried to be all things to all people have failed!!!! > that the old Tos 1.3 wont be good enough to match the things the > 030 is capable off. This development will take time and what What TOS 1.3. According the atari sources on this net there have been two releases of TOS. That is 1.0 and 1.2. A much rumered 1.4 is to be released in the future..............................not yet.. > is there that forces to release a hasty product now. Surely theu > should wait for the state of the market to clarify itself By the time the market has clarified itself, the front runners in that market place are already established, usually. > I would expect a product in 6 months time and I hope that > all the rumour mongering doesnt taint the public into > expecting and demanding things that dont exist. > > Freedom in information is all and good in a perfect world but > I think a bit of respect for other peoples rights to retain > privacy of information is also called for Note the comment above concerning atari's information spreading. Otherwise I agree completely. Information that was released by non atari sources in violation of confidentiality agreements should have its sources sought out and taken to court under the agreement in force. My faith in atari's ability to deliver new products has sunk to new lows. That is no faith. I won't believe it until I see it at their fed. stores. C'est la vie. |+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+| Stephen Heath sun!plx!stephen |+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+| My employer may or may not (dis)agree, or both. |+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|+|