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From: med@druhi.ATT.COM (Myron Drapal)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Midi Mega's
Summary: Gotta unload those laser printers any way they can...
Keywords: The (questionable?) facts
Message-ID: <3160@druhi.ATT.COM>
Date: 18 Jun 88 04:49:42 GMT
References: <1073@atari.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T, Denver, CO
Lines: 48

In article <1073@atari.UUCP>, good@atari.UUCP (Roy Good) writes:
> In a recent posting, Keith Hedger flamed Atari's policy of marketing Megas,
> with particular reference to the Midi world. I will refrain from posting
> my personal opinion of the use of expletives etc in public posting.

I have to say that I don't go for those kinds of words in a USENET posting,
but I sure can identify with the frustration that was behind that
posting.  And to have someone at Atari complaining about this is a little
odd (don't you have more important work to do, Mr. Good?.  It seems that the
only way lately to get you, or anyone else at Atari, to comment, is to
use these words...)

> 
> The following is the response from Larry Samuels, Atari's corporate VP of
> Strategic  Markets, who has a special interest in the music market. I quote
> it verbatim:
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> Answer from the "guys at Atari"...
> In answer to the recent "FLAME" on USENET regarding Atari's Mega system sales
> requirements for music dealers: the Mega 2 and Mega 4 computers CAN be
> purchased by music retailers separately from laser printers. The Mega system
> sales program described in the message from Keith Hedger pertains to computer
> specialty dealers only.

Why should they be "punished" (e.g. forced to purchase an over-priced, under-
featured laser printer and then try to foist it onto an unsuspecting customer)?
If the laser printer is such a dog (as it seems to be), why don't you "guys
at Atari" just shut up and eat them quietly?

> We are
> concerned, however, that such misinformation would be placed in a public forum
> and accordingly we request that in advance of such statements in the future,
> Atari be called and the facts of such perceived policies be confirmed.

I just couldn't let this one go without a chuckle ;-)...  Atari, the premier
company of vaporware and "misinformation", criticizing someone for the same.

> 
> "Atari and Music...Catch the Wave"
> Larry Samuels
> V.P. Strategic Markets, Atari Corporation (U.S.)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

"Catch the Wave"?  Yes, catch the wave and wave bye-bye to Atari...

						Myron Drapal
						AT&T Denver
						ihnp4!druhi!med