pjd@cwruecmp.UUCP (dr. funk) (07/20/87)
Thanks for the word on the L&Y memory upgrades. Are there any other good or bad reviews out there? I may need to go to at least 2 Mb pretty soon....... When I was in Virginia last Thanksgiving I stopped at L&Y. I left with good vibes about L&Y. I wish that Northeastern Ohio had an Atari software dealer of such quality and depth. Title selection was great -- especially in the area of systems software (compilers, etc.) Too many local stores stock games only, which makes intelligent sampling impossible. What does this mean for Atari? (Neil? Neil?) 1. The ST gets perceived as yet another Atari game machine. 2. Serious hacks who want to contribute to the PD base are left wanting or discouraged due to the poor dealer support of development products. Luckily, we have had some resources ($$$) at work with which to "sample" development software by buying one or two copies of a product for evaluation. (Ever wonder why Bammi STILL hasn't graduated? :-) Unfortunately, those resources are now gone. This puts us in a bind as we run an ethical shop and discourage piracy. It's good to hear that Atari wants to put its dealer ducks in line. Please don't blow it now guys. This machine is two years mature with a good line of available software. It's time to evaluate, formulate and execute a strategy to increase market share and I suspect that the dealer network is a critical part of that strategy. -- paul drongowski cbatt!cwruecmp!pjd case western reserve university pjd@CWRU.EDU