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From: pietrzak@skybridge.SCL.CWRU.Edu (John Pietrzak)
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Subject: Re: Time for a New Computer: Should it be an Atari ST? (long)
Summary: Another Flaming Volley
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Date: 25 Jul 90 19:56:25 GMT
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In article <32058@cup.portal.com> Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com writes:
>Wow... Atari Cheerleaders to the rescue...!
> 
>Convince this poor slob to spend his money on the Atari Myth...
> 
>Gloss over the fact that there are fewer than 50 active Atari dealers
>in the entire U.S.of A...  so he can forget local support unless he's
>lucky enough to live near one of the surviving Atari dealers..
> 
>Smokescreen the fact that most of the large software companies have abandoned
>the Atari market as not being worth their effort any longer, due to the games
>Atari Corp has played with them...
> 
>Vaporize him with mythical tales of the wonderful products Atari is going
>to bring out *someday* ...   deflect him from buying truly useful computer
>systems *TODAY* with lots of vaportales of Atari products to come...
> 
>Neglect to tell him that he better learn German as a second language if he
>buys into the Atari market, since there's little support for Atari here in
>the US...  
> 
>Forget to mention that Atari Corp has NO credibility left in the "big picture
>of the computer marketplace, whether "high powered" computing or "game
>machine" entertainment value...
> 
>Yeah...  "ATARI RAH RAH"...  that's the spirit...!
> 
>BobR

Wow... Atari Naysayers on the scene!

Convince this poor inquisitive fellow that Atari computers are worthless...

Ignore the possibility that any local dealer exists near this person (I have
three near me)... Don't even mention the availabilty of mail order...

Forget the many useful programs already available for desktop publishing,
programming, word processing... Go ahead and lump all the current software
publishers in the ST market into the "minor company" category...

Brainwash him with tales of vaporous products never seeing the light of day...
Ignore the fact that his original query dealt with the 1040 ST, a solid
product for several years, being replaced now with the non-vapor STE line...

Don't admit the possibility that anyone currently living in the continental
United States has any remote interest in the ST (including yourself, writing
that dispassionate, disinterested posting)...

Absolutely DO mention that Atari the corporation has no credibility left.
However, attribute this opinion to the entire computer market, rather
than being your own feelings.

Yeah... "Atari BOO HISS"... That's the productive way to spend the day!

:)

J P