Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!purdue!haven!aplcen!jhunix!rick From: rick@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU (Eric Ruck) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Atari Financial condition Message-ID: <4566@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU> Date: 26 Mar 90 02:36:25 GMT References: <5780001@acf5.NYU.EDU> <3204@draken.nada.kth.se> <1990Mar25.071703.3839@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> Reply-To: rick@jhunix.UUCP (Eric Ruck) Organization: The Johns Hopkins University - HCF Lines: 30 I think the talk of financial health isn't all it's cracked up to be, nor is the talk of what or won't Atari do in the future, as per announced. I think a wait and see attitude is about the only reasonable stance. No, I won't rush out and buy Atari stock (unless maybe it hits <$5 before the TT is out-- easy come, easy go) but I'm don't hear the violins yet either. I think it is interesting that the machine Atari introduced soemthing like five years ago is still somewhat competitive even though it is virtually unchanged. If they do get the legendary TT out I assume that even if it isn't the most technologically staggering display of price per power, it will have the same flexibility as the old platform, and the people who see its potential, however few they may be, will support it until the next computer revolution. I know for a fact that people are getting tired of paying premium dollars for overpriced toys. Although the Macintosh is popular among college students, the once enthused professors are getting tired of shelling out the kind of money that Apple is asking for for technology that is impressive but for most people meaningless. Granted, they're not rushing to Atari or Commodore, but these machines may get their day. Eric Ruck Incidentally, even though I'm hardly overwhelmed by Atari's performance, at this time I would still buy another Mega 2, or recommend a first Mega 2 to fellow college students. I am pleased with the whole system for my modest needs, as the mouse is nice, keyboard feel excellent, and the software (WordPerfect and Uniterm) just what the doctor ordered. And it saves me a few dollars over the other machines.