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From: gl8f@bessel.acc.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: FLAMES and SUPPORT IN THE MINUS REALM
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Date: 13 Dec 89 16:44:12 GMT
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Although people seem to have loud ideas about what Atari should do,
I don't see many concrete suggestions in many of these postings...

In article <4905@blake.acs.washington.edu> ramsiri@blake.acs.washington.edu (Enartloc Nhoj) writes:

!  I was very fascinated with the computer's potential and I wanted to
! learn how to program the thing.  Needless to say, I was shocked at how
! little information was provided when I opened my box. 

How many PC Clones or Amigas come with lots of programming info out of
the box? Macs? Every wonder why? Market surveys.

! I think it would
!be a great benefit to the ATARI community if ATARI would
!provide a much improved manual with their systems as well
!as a package priced reasonably that could be purchased by
!an "end-user" that would give a clear and accurate image
!of what's inside the plastic casing.

What don't you like about the current 3rd party books about
programming the ST? I don't think they're perfect, but they
were certainly good enough to let me write GEM applications.

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Greg Lindahl