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From: rg@sisd.kodak.com (Rich Gortatowsky)
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Subject: Re: Neodesk on Rom?
Keywords: Neodesk
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Date: 8 Nov 90 02:05:06 GMT
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In article <67981@bu.edu.bu.edu> selick@bucsf.bu.edu (Steven Selick) writes:
>Wouldn't it be nice to put neodesk on roms? Is it possible to burn
>compatible st roms with neodesk? That way, it wouldn't be taking up
>precious ram in a 1040st.
>-steve
>selick@bucsf.bu.edu

I fuddled with Neodesk at a local atari store and was thoroughly un-impressed.
The Mac is far far far nicer in this area, as is windows... I use both.
In fact, the lack of desktop alternatives that are decent are almost non-
existant... DC desktop... Nope. NeoDesk. Nope. Gemini... The best by a long
shot, and its shareware. It irked me so much I designed my own desktop
replacemnt (In deskcart ie: cartridge tradition) and decided that it would be
highly un-wise to waste my time on a complex product that would net me less
than a avg. janitor makes in like time. You may think thats BS. But it's not.
Trust me here... I've tried on SEVERAL occasions to make a decent living
on codin' ST software.... It just doesnt work. I've been contacted by a few
software development houses to code on the Amiga... I havent decided yet.
MacShareware pay's better than ST commercialware... Why?... We've discussed
it many time and I wont waste bandwidth/breath on it again. Anyway... Look
into Gemini desktop, you'll be pleastly surprised.


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Jeff Gortatowsky       {seismo,allegra}!rochester!kodak!elmgate!jdg
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