rjung@sal21.usc.edu (Robert allen Jung) (09/14/88)
In article <5633@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> seitz@cory.Berkeley.EDU.UUCP (Matthew Eric Seitz) writes: > [Lots of stuff about "Dying computer" attitude and Atari] > > Originally, I flamed David for his negative articles. Now I believe >he has a point. The computer store I work at during breaks has dropped ST >hardware. I'm hearing a lot of the same negative feelings that Dave is. >However, in the last month I've started hearing more good news. I'm seeing >more new products and hearing more optimistic reports on Atari products and >Atari's future. Some dealers are doing poorly, others are doing very well. Just a theory, but maybe the "dying computer" paranoia(?) was brought about by Atari's transition from "announce it as soon as we make it" to "no announcements before its time"? There would be a dead period, where no new products are being announced and all of the old promises are still fresh in our memories -- Maybe this caused the "dying" fears... >Overall, I think Atari was dying. Now they've stablised, but they still >have a long road to recovery. Funny, I never thought Atari was "dying" (at least post-Tramiel B-). A period of inactivity, yes, but not dying. But then, I'm looking at things from an end-user point of view. In fact, it seems like things are starting to get more exciting -- The laptop ST, the Epson/Postscript emulators for the Laser, the CD-ROM... But where's the ABAQ and Atari-UNIX? B-) > I don't think the ST will ever replace MS-DOS >or the Mac, but it still may have a viable future. Who knows? A little luck, a lot of PR, and a miracle may happen B-). Heck, if a bunch of PC-clone-makers can challenge IBM's PC standard, why not Atari? --R.J. B-) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer: These are my views, and mine alone. # ## # Mailing address: Beats me, just reply to this message # ## # (rjung@sa132.usc.edu?) ## ## ## #### ## ####
seitz@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Matthew Eric Seitz) (09/15/88)
In article <1372@nunki.usc.edu> rjung@sal21.usc.edu (Robert allen Jung) writes:
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"In fact, it seems like things are starting to get
"more exciting -- The laptop ST, the Epson/Postscript emulators for the Laser,
"the CD-ROM... But where's the ABAQ and Atari-UNIX? B-)
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Where indeed? Announcements are still interesting, but no longer
exciting. Delivered products, such as TOS 1.4 seems to be, are exciting.
" Heck, if a bunch of PC-clone-makers can challenge IBM's PC standard, why not
"Atari?
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How did the clone makers challenge IBM's standard?
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" --R.J.
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