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From: rjung@sal13.usc.edu (Robert  allen Jung)
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Subject: Atari portfolio
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Date: 4 May 89 16:30:46 GMT
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> [Criticisms of the Atari Portfolio by BobR deleted]

Just two things I want to say about this whole thing:

(1) I believe IBM already has a similar "portfolio" device out. It's an in-
house package, manufactured specifically for them by Motorola, I believe. I
saw a friend with one the other day and caught a few tidbits about it. If
it's that popular, it might be more useful than Bob suspects.

(2) What's wrong with Atari slapping an Atari lable on third-party
developments? Does it TRULY make a difference if the SM194 19" monitor is
made by Moniterm instead of Atari? Do I really care that Atari only licensed
WordFlair from another developer? In the end, all this adds up to is more
Atari support/product development, and isn't this what we were arguing for in
the first place?

  1989 looks like a nice year for Atari -- now if only they can get some BIG
advertising done... (Yes, I'm waiting for the Atari response to Apple's
"1984" commercial)

						--R.J.
						B-)

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