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From: karl@es56.UUCP (Karl Rowley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Disappointing ST support from Atari
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Date: 17 Mar 89 00:20:55 GMT
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The ST is now four years old, and is maturing.  

The support for the machine from Atari is still disappointing.
There is a new line of hardware (the Mega ST and the laser 
printer) but there are no enhancements from Atari for existing
520ST and 1040ST owners.

The blitter upgrade died a slow death.  After years of promissing
upgrades to 520 and 1040 owners, the subject is not mentioned
by Atari much any more.  No one in their right minds believes that
the blitter upgrade will ever take place.

The nicely printed documentation for the ST has never materialized.
Years ago this documentation was supposedly close to release.

Networking?  Yeah, there's MosesPromiseLan.  Appletalk connections?
Are you kidding?

Now TOS 1.4 is coming out.  Will this be available for 520 and 
1040 owners?  Look at history for the probable answer.

After four years of promises with a zero delivery rate, I have 
become skeptical.

Copy me directly on any replies.  Send flames directly to me.
I am waiting by my mailbox with a bucket of cold water.  Also,
these are my own flames and not those of my company.

			Karl Rowley
			Evans and Sutherland Computer Division
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