mgardi@watdcsu.waterloo.edu (M.Gardi - ICR) (03/14/88)
A quote recently flashed by on the broadcast news channel today: "If you are not your own competition, someone else surely will." To whom do we owe this gem ? (sorry) None other than our own Jack Tramiel. Well Atari, I think it's time to take your own advice... When the ST came out, I was truely impressed. Never before had such a powerful machine been available to the 'masses'. The ST had a lot of promise, and still could have promise with the proper approach by Atari. I think the new hardware such as the 68030 box and the ABAQ are great... BUT support what you already have. I have always been an atari supporter, but I refuse to invest any more time or effort in a machine and company for which there is no support. The ST is still an impressive machine. Come on Atari, whip up some enthusiasm for the ST, bring out the blitter, a new set of ROMS, give GDOS to the masses, advertise and help support small developers. I know all of these have associated costs, but If you are not your own competition, someone else surely will. Climbing down from my soapbox, David Rowley A disheartened atari developer