Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!cmcl2!husc6!bbn!uwmcsd1!lakesys!joe
From: joe@lakesys.UUCP (Joe Pantuso)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Free Multitasking Kernel
Keywords: ATARI TOS RTX
Message-ID: <419@lakesys.UUCP>
Date: 28 Jan 88 06:15:58 GMT
References: <122@bdt.UUCP>
Reply-To: joe@lakesys.UUCP (Joe Pantuso)
Organization: Lake Systems, Milwaukee, WI
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In article <122@bdt.UUCP> david@bdt.UUCP (David Beckemeyer) writes:
>
>This is a followup to the discussion of offering a free run-time
>multitasking kernel to all Atari ST users.
>
       [much deleted]
>
>So let's hear those arguments for a free RTX.  Don't take that as
>an invitation for a flame about how multitasking is or is not needed.
>What I'm asking for is clear cut reasons why giving RTX away is
>a sound business decision for BDT.  With the persuavive powers of
>this net, it just might happen!
>
>|      David Beckemeyer - Beckemeyer Development Tools         |

I'll tell you why and how.  First of all, yes we need this, and we need it for
free or you can't convince people to use it.  Or make it very cheap, like $15,
put the manual on disk and that's that.  *Very* cheap production for you.
Alot of copies would sell since it is a nominal cost.

Then, how will you make money.  The nominal fee is one.  The Second way is to
make a tool kit available for programmers and make this about $20-$30, include
as many technical notes and helpful infom as possible.

I think that you would make as much or more money this way as any, and you
would  be doing the ST community a service.  This is the way software is
supposed to be distributed (I feel) and you would develop a good rep too.


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