Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watnot!watmath!clyde!rutgers!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!ucbvax!usu.BITNET!FATR6 From: FATR6@usu.BITNET.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: ATARI CORP Message-ID: <8702251027.AA27331@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> Date: Tue, 24-Feb-87 21:25:50 EST Article-I.D.: ucbvax.8702251027.AA27331 Posted: Tue Feb 24 21:25:50 1987 Date-Received: Fri, 27-Feb-87 07:03:34 EST Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Reply-To: FATR6%USU.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu Distribution: world Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 29 Date: Tue, 24 Feb 87 11:26 MST From: Subject: Re: ATARI CORP To: info-atari16@score.stanford.edu X-Original-To: info-atari16@score.stanford.edu, FATR6 There seems to be quite a discusion as to the credibility of ATARI CORP. In addtition there have been numerous threats about getting rid of ones ST in lieu of an AT or 'A500'. I presume that you had a good reason for buying an ST in the first place, one of which probably was the fact that you could buy 3 1040s for the price of 1 AT. It would be nice to assume that ATARI can provide the same type of customer support/service that IBM does. The price you pay for an AT is not for hardware it is for both hardware and a name. When you buy an Atari you are for the most part on your own. If you want customer sales/support pay for it bu don't complain when you paid a small amount for a good computer and still want customer support. I predict anyone buying an AT at this point will wish he hadn't in a year. What happens to compatibility when IBMK markets it's 80386 machine? Are they dumb enough to make it clonable?????!!!!! ATARI had a good thing with the ST. They are going down the same road as they did in the 8-bit market of trying to cover all the bases. They should try to make the ST more expandable and stick with a WINNER!!!! Jon Jensen P.S. My opinions are diametricly opposed to USU's.