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From: bds@lzaz.ATT.COM (Buce Szablak)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Still searching...
Keywords: ste, help
Message-ID: <874@lzaz.ATT.COM>
Date: 5 Dec 89 17:50:12 GMT
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In article <1854@atari.UUCP>, kbad@atari.UUCP (Ken Badertscher) writes:
> I seriously doubt that the _majority_ of people who buy Atari
> computers, or any other computers for that matter, have the slightest
> desire to program their machines...

While a "_majority_" of ST owners may not want to program their ST, every
ST owner I know of does at least some hacking.

> It is important to make sure that professional programmers know how to
> program the computers, not end users.

Sorry, you are way off base here. Most PD software comes from end-users
who in reality are "professional programmers" who don't wish/expect
to make a dime off of their efforts. BESIDES, aren't I (an end-user who uses
his ST to write programs for enjoyment) a valued customer???? 
Aren't my CUSTOMER needs important??? Your attitude really bothers me.

(Someone posted the suggestion that Atari follow Next's example when they
introduce the TT, and package GCC and utilities with each machine; that would
be a SMART move. I won't hold my breath...)