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From: cmcmanis%pepper@Sun.COM (Chuck McManis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Atari 030 box (giggle)
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Date: 11 Apr 88 18:55:01 GMT
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In article <1040@aucs.UUCP> 870646c@aucs.UUCP (barry comer) writes:
>There seems to be alot of dumping on Atari in the last few months, I fail to
>see what everyone is complaining about????? I have been using a ST since    
>about the middle of 1986, and have nothing but good luck with it!

I would like to echo Barry's sentiment. That is, you buy a computer to 
do something, if it does that then you should be happy and enjoy it. The
Atari machines are and continue to be an excellent value, as are the Amigas,
Macintoshs, and IBM PCs. This is also the reason the "My Computer is Better
Than Your Computer" wars are so fruitless. They are arguing opinions from
the point of view of the debater. So hopefully if you read this group and
others and are thinking about buying a computer, treat advice like you would
a Movie review. Take into account what you like versus what the reviewer
likes and then decide if their advice is worthwhile. Even if both Siskel
and Ebert (a couple of Movie critics) liked some dead teenager movie I 
wouldn't go to it because I don't like dead teenager movies. 

The other point I wished to stress is that complaining can also be seen
in a good light. If Atari was really doing all these things poorly then
people wouldn't complain, they would just buy a new machine and move on.
If they complain it means they really like the machine and are hoping to
encourage :-) Atari to fix it. Heck it's only a simple matter of programming.
:-) :-)


--Chuck McManis
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These opinions are my own and no one elses, but you knew that didn't you.