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From: david@bdt.UUCP (David Beckemeyer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Ha ha ha ha, ho ho ho ho, he he he... Atari 030 box (giggle)
Message-ID: <206@bdt.UUCP>
Date: 4 Apr 88 20:01:34 GMT
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Reply-To: david@bdt.UUCP (David Beckemeyer)
Organization: Beckemeyer Development Tools, Oakland, CA
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I hate when I do this... You want to really be successful Atari?  I think
Simon Poole had some of the best comments I've seen along this line.

Atari can compete in the really-low-end multiuser world.  The 286/386/UNIX
market is for real.   All Atari has to do is produce two systems: a good
68010 box that competes with the 286-AT clones at about $1500-$2000 complete
with serial ports, hard drive, and a *standard* bus; and a 68020 box that
competes with the 386 clones at under $3000 complete.  Atari can't come
in priced any higher or they won't be competitive.

Use a real third party UNIX house for software support.  Atari only supports
the hardware.  The systems must have hardware compatibility with standard
boards, maybe even a few AT style slots.  If Atari is involved in the
software development and/or maintenance and/or support, this will certainly
fail.  They just have to use their low-end manufacturing expertise to
produce reliable low-cost hardware and use some of their cash to buy the
expertise of a mauture software house.  Anything else is doom in the US.

'nuff said.
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