Xref: utzoo comp.sys.atari.st:38295 comp.sys.atari.st.tech:2409 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!newstop!exodus!appserv!sun!imagen!atari!kbad From: kbad@atari.UUCP (Ken Badertscher) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.atari.st.tech Subject: Re: Weird TT hard disk thingy Message-ID: <2942@atari.UUCP> Date: 16 May 91 19:51:16 GMT References: <1991May10.025443.15780@actrix.gen.nz> <1991May10.075334.19165@cs.ucla.edu> <1991May11.132649.15400@actrix.gen.nz> Organization: Atari Corp., Sunnyvale, CA Lines: 25 Roger.Sheppard@bbs.actrix.gen.nz writes: |I don't think you should be rail roaded in what Atari gives you, I |believe in freedom of choice, and not this dogmatic attitude that Atari |gives you. Precisely. You are free to use whatever hard disk driver software you desire. If you want to use the Supra software, buy a Supra drive and use it. If you want to use the ICD software, buy an ICD drive or host adapter, and enjoy yourself. Likewise, Atari should be free to choose whether or not to follow a "standard" created by a third party. Some such standards are hacks, some are good ideas, some have a core of good ideas with a lot of extra nonsense that Atari doesn't need in a standard. The bottom line for us is that it doesn't matter what standard we decide on, some people will be unhappy with our decisions. That's something we live with. You can't please all the people all the time. You can't please all Atari users hardly ever . -- ||| Ken Badertscher (ames!atari!kbad) ||| Atari R&D System Software Engine / | \ #include