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From: covertr@force.UUCP (Richard E. Covert)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Where's the Spectre GCR???
Summary: Well, well
Message-ID: <460cfab1.14a1f@force.UUCP>
Date: 5 Oct 89 19:31:44 GMT
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In article <22797@cup.portal.com>, Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com writes:
> In the discussion about the Spectre GCR, Richard Covert says:
>  
> >As far as harassing Dave Small, you should have seen some of his comments
> >to ME. At least I have NEVER cussed at Dave Small. GBS runs a GEnie
> >RoundTable (similiar  to a newsgroup), and last may Dave left some really
> >nasty messages (in a public topic for all to read) to me. And when I
> >questioned the the RT Coordinator I was told that since GBS owns the RT
> >Contract with Genie, Dave could post any message that he wants, without
> >recourse from GEnie.
>  
> Unfortunately GEnie was lying to you...  As the "owner of an RT Contract
> with GEnie", I posted an extremly innocuous message replying to a user,
> telling them that I did not support contests which generated "junk" uploads.
>  
> The General Manager of GEnie personally *ordered* me to delete my message,
> telling me "this was no way to answer a customer's question".
>   
> It turns out the contest was involved in an RT which was one of his "pet"
> projects, and he wasn't above violating contracts to see that it succeeded.
>  
> This man has probably the lowest standard of ethics of anyone I've ever
> had the misfortune to do business with, and his word is that of God on
> GEnie.  If he cared to tell GBS to grovel in the mud, or bend over in the
> shower, GBS would do it, or be locked out of GEnie before you could blink,
> regardless of what their "contract" might say.
> So don't believe everything GEnie Customer Service may tell you.  They want
> to keep their jobs too...
>   
> BobR
W


Well, what happened to me was that I got into a heated argument with David
Small (owner of the GBS RT on GEnie) about his lack of support for the Atari
SLM804 laser printer. I was particularly concerned because of an article that 
David Small wrote which appeared in the May 1989 issue of the USA ST paper-magazine
ST WORLD. In that article David stated that he had 300 dpi printing on the SLM804.
When I asked Dave about this, in a specific topic in a specific category in the
GBS RT on GEnie, I was royally flamed!! Really flamblaed!! So, Dave and I got into
a shouting match which ended when he started cussing at me. I then asked the 
GBS RT Coordiator about Dave leaving me such nasty messages in a public forum,
and I was told that since Dave owns the contract to the GBS RT he can leave whatever
messages he wants, without recourse from GEnie. Needless to say I stopped leaving
messages in the GBS RT after that!!! Talk about Freedom Of Speech!! I guess it
onlys works one way on GEnie!!

Anyway, I want to make my peace with Dave Small. He has provided a 144 dpi
ImageWriter emulator for the SLM804, so now I can get draft quality printouts
on my SLM804. If I ever get the GCR I can take my Spectre floppies to work and
use the Mac LaserWriters there I guess. So, while I really would like to see 300 dpi
on my SLM804, I can live with what Dave has provided so far.

And finally, I have NEVER criticized the Spectre or the GCR except for the lack of
support of the SLM804. Otherwise, they are both fine products. Just be warned
if you own the Atari SLM804 laser printer!!

Richard (Proud SLM804 owner for 20 months!!) Covert