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From: ramsiri@blake.acs.washington.edu (Enartloc Nhoj)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: NOTATOR vs. FINALE (mac)
Keywords: productivity
Message-ID: <4739@blake.acs.washington.edu>
Date: 3 Dec 89 19:54:59 GMT
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Organization: Univ of Washington, Seattle
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For those who are reading this newsgroup and debating
between the mac and the atari for a music notation system,
consider the following:

With NOTATOR and the *****  ATARI  LASER  ******  i can
print a 7 page score in under 7 minutes...  and it looks  BEAUTIFUL!

I am told by a colleague of mine who runs FINALE ... the much raved
about notation package for the mac, that it can take as much as
a FULL HOUR to print a SINGLE postscript page of music.

Unfortunately, i still know people who are buying macs for music..
While ATARI at this time has the upper hand in music sales...
they could easily clean up if they put some effort into getting 
ATARI systems in the high schools and universities.. in studios etc..

Word is out in the electronic music magazines that NOTATOR is the best
available for any of the home computers.  Fortunately, NOTATOR will
NEVER be ported to the MAC... ATARI should jump on this put some
serious thought and effort into breaking into the education market.
Between music and desktop publishing and all the other great software
already available.. people can't help but catch on to the fact that
this machine is great.  

A TT would be a great server for an education system... as well as 
a fast music processor... fast enough for professional studio
work as well.  I am shocked to have learned the other day that
the developers of NOTATOR who are from GERMANY.. where there are
over 350,000 ST's.. have yet to get their hands on a TT.  David
Small does NOT have a TT yet...   In addition to all the other
virtuoso developers out there..  these guys will make THE difference
for ATARI.  POINT:  "ATARI.. hurry up .. and get the TT out here!" 
Unfortunately, timing IS a factor in the industry!

As much as i complain about the marketing of ATARI etc.. i still am
a number one fan... encouraging people daily to look into the ST line.
I want ATARI to succeed.  Hopefully, the new ATARI marketing group
can put ATARI in its rightful place.


-kevin
ramsiri@blake.acs.washington.edu