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From: store2@ihuxi.UUCP (Wilcox)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Illegal copies of Dev. Kit
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Date: Tue, 9-Dec-86 10:38:30 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec  9 10:38:30 1986
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>              Sure, $300.00 is a lot of money, but so is MAC65, ACTION!,
>and BASIC-XL for the 8 bit line.  Those packages sell for $65.00 and 
>the machines they run on cost about $65.00.  If Atari chose to price the
>Dev. Kit the same way, then it would cost $800.00!  

This may sound like nitpicking, but the above statement is a little
misleading.  Sure, you can find the 800XL at close out price of $69.95
at Toys 'R Us, but you can also pick up a 520ST for $349.95 while you
are there.  Point is, all you are showing in one case is the keyboard/cpu
($65) and in the other case a complete color system ($800).  The developers
kit is selling for just 14% less than the cost of a 520ST keyboard/cpu,
so the price ratio isn't much different.  This is not to justify the selling
of pirate software.  I am definitely against such action and it should be
pointed out to those who have the power to prosecute offenders.  I'm sure
that someone at Atari gets Computer Shopper.  If not, these articles will
make them aware that such ads exists since some of them read this news-
group (Neil and Landon for sure).  This is not a flame at Rich since I
appreciate his comments in general and agree with him on this issue as well.


					Kit Kimes  
					AT&T--Information Systems Labs
					1100 E. Warrenville Rd.
					Naperville, IL 60566
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