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From: apratt@atari.UUCP (Allan Pratt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: ibm pc diskettes (LOTS OF DETAIL)
Keywords: ibmpc
Message-ID: <1149@atari.UUCP>
Date: 31 Aug 88 19:00:13 GMT
References: <5914@gryphon.CTS.COM> <1133@atari.UUCP> <3451@druhi.ATT.COM>
Reply-To: apratt@atari.UUCP (Allan Pratt)
Organization: Atari (US) Corporation, Sunnyvale, California
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In article <3451@druhi.ATT.COM> med@druhi.ATT.COM (Myron Drapal) writes:
> Well, Allan, I really hate to rain on your parade again, but this stuff
> about the new format being compatible with the PC is just not true...
> At least not in the BETA ROMS...

PLEASE DO NOT USE NEWS TO REPORT BUGS IN UNRELEASED ATARI PRODUCTS.
PLEASE DO NOT USE NEWS TO REPORT BUGS IN UNRELEASED ATARI PRODUCTS.
PLEASE DO NOT USE NEWS TO REPORT BUGS IN UNRELEASED ATARI PRODUCTS.
PLEASE DO NOT USE NEWS TO REPORT BUGS IN UNRELEASED ATARI PRODUCTS.

Am I making myself clear?

If you have a comment to make about Beta ROMs or any other unreleased
Atari product, use the appropriate communication channels: in this case,
send us an SPR.  If you don't know how to do that (for example, because
you copied the ROMs without copying the instructions for reporting about
them) you can mail us a letter.  We probably won't even prosecute
you or the official beta tester who let you copy the ROMs, because we
want the feedback.  This is not a legal opinion, but it would be my
recommendation.  But you do not get any goodwill by flaming us in
public about UNRELEASED products.

Please cut it out.

I post this in public because the offense was committed in public.  I am
also sending mail, because that is far less likely to be overlooked by
the intended recipient. 

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Opinions expressed above do not necessarily	-- Allan Pratt, Atari Corp.
reflect those of Atari Corp. or anyone else.	  ...ames!atari!apratt