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From: twmanino@eos.ncsu.edu (TONY W MANINO)
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Subject: Re: TT disk, memory upgrades (was Re: TT sales)
Message-ID: <1991Jan29.154915.20930@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu>
Date: 29 Jan 91 15:49:15 GMT
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In article <2815@atari.UUCP>, apratt@atari.UUCP (Allan Pratt) writes:
> The thread so far...
> 
> >>>If you already have a Quantum 80 or Syquest 44, you have to throw
it in the
> >>>trash, or sell it in "Trading Times"...  forget using it in a TT...
> 
> >>Don't be ridiculous. The TT has external SCSI; you can hook up other
> >>drives without any trouble.
> 
> >BUT...  if you already own a Quantum 80, you CAN'T use it as your
> >primary drive...
> 
> Horsefeathers!  What do you mean by "primary?"  SCSI device 0?  You can set
> the SCSI device number of the internal drive to 1 and your external drive
> to 0 and that's that.  Internal?  You can unscrew Atari's drive from the TT
> (and toss it, if you like) and put your Quantum there.
> 
[stuff deleted]

> This is another example of people ragging on Atari from a position of
> woeful ignorance.  Somebody reports a rumor or speculation based on next to
> no data, and somebody else says, "In that case Atari is stupid/doesn't care
> about customers/deserves to go under."  It gets tiresome.
> 
> ============================================
> Opinions expressed above do not necessarily	-- Allan Pratt, Atari Corp.
> reflect those of Atari Corp. or anyone else.	  ...ames!atari!apratt

No kidding!  Why are people so impatient?  I realize Atari has given people 
a lot of grief about expansion and other assorted things, but people are 
assuming too much before things make it to market based on some rumor that
nobody really knows is true yet!!!

On the other hand, if there is discussion in places like this where people like
you at Atari can see what people are/aren't satisfied with (real gripes, not
just whining just to hear oneself whine), it may valid to voice such things.

I do, however, side with you on this one.


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I've got an ST, and I like it!!!
Tony