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From: rcte2p@jetson.uh.edu (Paul S. Sears)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: If you insult Atari employees they'll just leave
Message-ID: <7940.27636a64@jetson.uh.edu>
Date: 10 Dec 90 16:58:44 GMT
References: <1990Dec5.080533.23844@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> <15480012@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com>
Organization: Univ. of Houston, College of Technology
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In article <15480012@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com>, ritchie@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com (David Ritchie) writes:
>   Listen folks, if you have a gripe with the way Atari runs their 
> business, then write Jack and Sam and vent your spleen -- the employees
> don't control the throttle of the Atari train. I would say that Atari
> has their problems, but it isn't anything that has already been beaten
> to death here n! times. 
> 
>   Have you folks ever thought that there just may not be enough folks 
> at Atari to do all the jobs that have to get done to keep the doors open
> and get out new products? That would explain a lot of the problems that 
> have occured there over the years...
> 
> -- Dave Ritchie
> ritchie@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com

  I also have to agree with this.  I have owned Atari's since 1979 when I
bought my first 800.  The number stamped on my mother board was 1121!  I have
seen Atari people and Atari dealers come and go.  I have also lived with a lack
of support.  I do find that Atari has a product that is worthwhile and I do
understand that they have their problems.  We all hope that the future of Atari
would be alittle more stable.  However, we should appreciate the comments
on this newsgroup from the employees of Atari.  They are not responsible for
the company itself and we should not expect them to sit through a bunch of
verbal attacks on them or their company.  The fact that they even care enough
to post to this newsgroup is good enough for me...

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