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From: daves@hpcilzb.HP.COM (Dave Scroggins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: The problem with dealerships
Message-ID: <2030132@hpcilzb.HP.COM>
Date: 12 Dec 88 18:05:51 GMT
References: <10683@s.ms.uky.edu>
Organization: HP Design Tech Center - Santa Clara, CA
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>writers who make a lousy product and sell it with great packaging.

>How are the Amiga dealers in YOUR area? Do they:

There are some in the Si. Valley that do this. Now if the people that
work there would just LEARN how to use packages other than games!!

I, for one, don't have 2 or 3 hours to sit down and read enough of the
manual and play with a new program until I know enough about it to
make a good decision as to it's worth.

IE: The Director -- I still haven't gotten time to play with this much.
I sure would have like the dealer to be able to show me a few things
about it other than the demo. (Which I had to run myself!!)

(I bought it anyhow because of recommendations from Net folks--)

Me: Could you tell be the relative merits of these two compilers, please?
Dealer person: I'm sorry  -- we don't program here -- so we don't know.
     But -- have you seen this GREAT game --- StarGlider II??
Me: No -- but I really don't care -- I want a compiler.

Dave S.