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From: leavens@atari.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: The future of the ST line of computers (and something NEW)
Message-ID: <586@atari.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 4-Mar-87 16:28:13 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar  4 16:28:13 1987
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Organization: Atari Corp., Sunnyvale CA
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> 
> This one is directed to the folks at Atari: is the SM125 going to replace the
> SM124, or is it the "multi-sync" monitor we've heard about?

  We have not, to my knowledge, replaced the SM124, nor are we going to do
so.  I know that the SM125 was made available in Europe, but if the picutre
quality is not good, they should have it adjusted by their dealer, as it
is apparently the same hardware in a different box.

> 
>>     -There have been no fundamental advances in the capabilities
>>      of the ST series over the last one and a half year, in fact Atari
>>      has changed  to a major manufacturer of vaporware...
> 
> Again, this one is for Atari: why can't one of you guys give us a definitive
> answer about the blitter & rom upgrades?  The fact that you won't speak up on
> this issue doesn't do much for our (existing ST owners) confidence in Atari.
> And, we know you _do_ read these questions - you only seem to answer the
> less painful ones (less painful, in the sense that they won't hurt your
> business as much).

  The blitter and ROMS are _done_.  Our problem is with our supplier, who
cannot seem to produce the things in any reasonable quantity (right now,
we're averaging 1 or 2 chips _per wafer_.  Not good.)  Needless to say,
we are trying to second source this, but redoing the chip stuff for a
different manufacturer is non-trivial.  I should have some more news in
a couple of weeks.

--alex @ Atari

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