Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!samsung!munnari.oz.au!comp.vuw.ac.nz!actrix!Roger.Sheppard From: Roger.Sheppard@bbs.actrix.gen.nz Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: STE's in Europe..lack of SIMMS Message-ID: <1990Dec13.121127.1076@actrix.gen.nz> Date: 13 Dec 90 12:11:27 GMT References: Sender: Roger.Sheppard@actrix.gen.nz (Roger Sheppard) Organization: Actrix Networks Lines: 61 <27740005@hpldsla.sid.hp.com> Sender: Followup-To: Distribution:world Organization: Actrix Information Exchange, Wellington, New Zealand Keywords: Comment-To: djw@hpldsla.sid.hp.com In article <27740005@hpldsla.sid.hp.com> djw@hpldsla.sid.hp.com (David Williams) writes: > Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com writes: > > > Atari never stated that the STe was expandable... in fact, Allen Pratt > > tried to warn people about just this very possibility. > > Just because Atari states that the STe is not an expandable > machine, does not make it a wise marketing decision, and does > nothing to satisfy customers. Atari needs to realise that > customers are not idiots, and will want to do things (like > expand memory) that they know to be industry standard, common > practices. If, in some outdated hope of directing the machine > purchasing of their customer base, Atari chooses to adopt an > approach which goes against the wishes of their customers, they > will ultimately pay the price associated with that kind of > (outdated) strategy: they will lose their customer base. > > More, and more the Atari machines are facing a challenge to > maintain any kind of market share. If Atari is incapable of > working to make these machines as competitive, in every sense, > as those from other manufacturers, Atari will be truely > relogated to the "also-ran" class. > > > Atari puts in whateve > > parts are cheaper that week, SIPPs or SIMMs, without any concern about > > whether or not the end user will be able to expand the machine. > > An approach which, years ago, most companies recognised as being > one that comprises quality control, inventory management, and > the manufacturer's ability to deliver product when the customer > wishes to purchase. Maybe it is this mentality which sees Atari > failing to deliver machines for the pre-Christmas buying frenzy. > Good one guys! > > David > "C-Lab Notator - the really good reason to buy an Atari ST" > Williams > > djw@hpldsla.hp.com, (djw)hpldsla/HP1900/00, (415) 857 6100 Well i do have a Atari phamplet on the STE, and is does State that the RAM: internally expandable to 4 Mb; This would be one reson that i would purchase a STE, SIMMS here in NZ. are $90 NZ per Meg: but the cost of a 2/4 Meg STE , is far to high, NOTE: a 1040 STE plus Colour Monitor plus 30 Meg Hard Disk, comes to $3900 NZ, you can bye a Teco 386SX with 40 meg hard disk,1 meg ram and VGA with VGA monitor for $2900 NZ, i don't se the 'TT' will ever get a look in here... -- Roger W. Sheppard 85 Donovan Rd, Kapiti New Zealand...