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From: JALKIO@cc.helsinki.fi (Jouni Alkio)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Life with Atari
Message-ID: <1097@cc.helsinki.fi>
Date: 24 Oct 89 10:30:51 GMT
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>In article <3970.2542f26a@uwovax.uwo.ca>, 4224_5132@uwovax.uwo.ca (Andrew Semple) writes:

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> Atari has had no easy task over the last three
> to five years, I think they have done pretty well.  It is time we get over
> the stigma of Atari being a 'neophyte' company.  They seem to be holding their
> own, progressing.  Doesn't every company have it's own white elephants?
> Don't you know anyone who owns an Apple Lisa?........

That's right! One important point to think about when blaming Atari for
being slow is: It is much more difficult to design a computer which
costs, say 1000$, than one that costs 2000$ (if both of these are about
as effective and are using the same CPU). Atari can't let out a computer
which still is too expensive to be "Power without the Price". And, as Andrew
already wrote, Atari HAS brought very varied and original products lately.
For example, the portfolio is said to be the smallest PC in the world. 
(I must be sounding like an Atari salesman...)

					Jouni Alkio