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From: fst@mcgp1.UUCP (Skip Tavakkolian)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: News blurb on Computer Chronicles
Summary: CTI/Whitesmiths/IDRIS != ATARI
Message-ID: <1463@mcgp1.UUCP>
Date: 21 Jul 88 21:19:28 GMT
References: <8807191916.AA09230@decwrl.dec.com>
Organization: Computer Tools Int'l Inc.
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In article <8807191916.AA09230@decwrl.dec.com>, powers@devcim.dec.com (Bill Powers HLO1-1/T05 DTN 225-7094) writes:
> 
> *Warning* Atari bashing ahead

Could not do any harm.

> 
> > Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
> > Path: decwrl!labrea!agate!pasteur!ames!necntc!linus!alliant!rosenkra
> > Subject: Re: Idris??
                 ^^^^^^^
> > Posted: 18 Jul 88 11:08:04 GMT
> >
> > Organization: Alliant Computer Systems, Littleton, MA
> > i just say a news blurb on the PBS tv show "computer chronicles" saying
> > (can u guess???) atari has delayed it's [fabled] transputer and unix
> > box...
> > 
> > BTW: has atari ever shipped any CD thingies yet?
> > 
> > -bill
> 
>    I know I can't wait to replace the OS with minix, and forget about
                                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> [deleted]
> Bill Powers
> 

I have been sitting here reading this news group and have come to realize
that a lot of people have the perception that the IDRIS has something to do
with Atari.  IDRIS's only connection to Atari, is that it runs on the Atari
ST/MEGA hardware as well as others.  IDRIS is *not* a product of Atari, and
CTI and Whitesmiths *have* *never* *had* any agreements with Atari regarding
their products.  WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE PRODUCT READY AND TESTED BEFORE MAKEING
ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS.

In dealing with Atari, I tend to believe that all complaints against them are
true.  I am not trying to defend Atari, and certainly not on the issue of the
CD ROMS; I am asking people to know their facts before they put such general
statements on the net.  And please keep our product name out of the discussion
on ``Atari none-performance''.

On the issue of MINIX-ST, please note that according to the author,  *P/H will
not release it until September 1988*.  IDRIS has be available for the ST since
Jan 1987.  Although you will get the sources with the MINIX-ST product, you
will be very hard pressed to equal the performance/features of IDRIS-ST, and
of STX-Windows (our X port to IDRIS-ST).

Sincerely
-- 
Fariborz ``Skip'' Tavakkolian
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