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From: atc@max.bnl.gov (Andrew Como)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: 8 bits (Who are we kidding?) (was Re: Shareware Mac)
Keywords: 64K SLOW OUTDATED DEFUNCT
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Date: 26 Nov 89 06:26:58 GMT
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In article <5677@umd5.umd.edu> tsl@umd5.umd.edu (Tom Livingston) writes:
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>	I almost _do_ hope that apple saw that.  Usenet, and especially
>comp.sys.atari.st certainly don't need that type of thing.  If people have a
>short enough memory, piracy was a part of what killed the 8bits, and
>it has allready threatened the ST's product line (The wp scare, etc.)
... 

16/32 bits killed the 8 bits...  It has nothing to do with software
piracy.  Software piracy is as alive on the ST as it was on the good ole C64..
it's just that less people own ST's.  ;-)

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