Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site mgweed.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!harvard!talcott!panda!genrad!decvax!harpo!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!ihnp4!mgnetp!mgweed!kek From: kek@mgweed.UUCP (Kit Kimes) Newsgroups: net.micro.atari Subject: Re: Not at summer CES? Message-ID: <16944@mgweed.UUCP> Date: Tue, 7-May-85 08:40:37 EDT Article-I.D.: mgweed.16944 Posted: Tue May 7 08:40:37 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 10-May-85 20:56:40 EDT References: <373@cvl.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Consumer Products - Montgomery Illinois Lines: 28 I just got the May issue of Computer Entertainer, a newsletter the reviews software (mainly games) and hardware. They keep pretty close tabs on the happenings in the industry. Their feeling clearly parallels my own. No company can afford to miss the Summer CES if they want to sell big orders to retailers for the comming Christmas season. Although they didn't mention that ATARI would have a private showing at some hotel room, they did mention that this is getting more popular. For instance, the list of software manufacturers NOT at the summer CES is as long as those that will be there. CBS Software has just cancelled their booth and others are contemplating doing the same. They estimate is costs anywhere from $250,000 to $750,000 to have a booth at summer CES if you have a decent size booth, including transportation, staffing, set-up, hotels, etc. The bottom line is money and ATARI can ill afford to throw away a half a million bucks. They just had another lay-off according to Computer Entertainer and reportedly employees are grumbling because the latest paycheck has a pay cut of anywhere from 5 to 20 %, without any fore- warning! ATARI has had trouble getting distributors to commit to big orders for the ST line and software vendors are not exactly jumping on the slow moving bandwagon. In fact, SIERRA is one of the only ones to be actively developing some software at the present time. Kit Kimes AT&T Consumer Products Montgomery Works Montgomery, Il. 60538-0305 ..!ihnp4!mgweed!kek