Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!portal!atari!neil
From: neil@atari.UUCP (Neil Harris)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: 40-folder bug and FOLDRXXX.PRG
Message-ID: <920@atari.UUCP>
Date: 28 Dec 87 18:38:48 GMT
References: <910@atari.UUCP> <1505@mind.UUCP>
Organization: Atari Corp/Mktg
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In article <1505@mind.UUCP>, romero@mind.UUCP (Antonio Romero) writes:

> Hmm.  Does this suggest upcoming compatibility problems?
> Or perhaps the advent of a new operating system altogether?
> Could it be... MULTITASKING? Okay guys, warm up the rumor mills...
> 
> -Antonio Romero
>  romero@psycho.Princeton.EDU

*** FLAME ON ***

What good does it do to start rumors like this?

Do us all a favor, if you need something to talk about, discuss the weather.

I'm not saying that it wouldn't be nice to add features to the machine.
But, we're not adding this one at the moment.  And there are so many rumors
getting people jazzed up for nothing...

The rumor mill in our community has gone a bit haywire lately.  There's
enough going on without people making things up.

Most ridiculous rumors of 1987 awards:

1. The blitters didn't work, so we're using kludged-up Amiga blitters.

2. The blitters partially work, so we removed 4 of 8 functions from them.

Please, folks, give us a break.  We're easy enough to talk to if you want to
ASK a question.  Sometimes it seems that rumors are so much fun that their
veracity has no bearing on how they spread.  Sometimes they spread AFTER the
facts are clarified -- fiction being more fun, I presume.

*** FLAME OFF ***

Sorry folks, but it's been a rough year.

Best to all for 1988!  Hope you're having a good holiday season.

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