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From: gl8f@astsun.astro.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: help!
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Date: 25 Jul 90 16:16:53 GMT
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In article <32059@cup.portal.com> Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com writes:
>Documentation such as "Hitchhikers Guide to the BIOS", S.A.L.A.D. and
>all the other info mentioned is available...  IF...  you join the
>"fraternity" of Atari developers...

All the information in these documents is also available from 3rd
party documentation. A list was posted a short while ago. I'm sure you
remember this, Bob, since you think you know so much about the Atari
market.

>As mentioned here on the net by Atari representatives, Atari Corp doesn't
>consider most of us to be worth their time or trouble.. (comeon Greg, you
>read it, I read it, we all read it... don't bother protesting)

Yeah, but I didn't misinterpret it. While I would prefer "official"
docs, the 3rd party docs were good enough for the programming that I
did on the ST. What have you written for your ST, Bob? What's your
*professional* opinion on the 3rd party docs you can buy? Or have you
never looked at them? Oh, you don't program. Ah.

Whining like you do will only insure that the Atari people never post,
because if they do you'll whine about it for years.

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