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From: bissiri@blake.acs.washington.edu (Moja Fritzah)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Beckemeyer MT C-Shell
Keywords: not a risible matter
Message-ID: <2008@blake.acs.washington.edu>
Date: 12 May 89 16:03:59 GMT
Organization: Univ of Washington, Seattle
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    Paeans of praise should be sung to the quality of BDT's
advertizing!  It is inordinately effective.  Songs of protest
should be sung in stentorian chorus for BDT's unwarranted
irresponsibility!     

    MT C-SHell v1.10 is in the state of inusitation.  
It was bought not to be used as a single-user shell, as
GULAM, though not multi-tasking, is quite its superior --
particularly considering the price/performance ratio!  
Specifically, MT C-Shell was purchased with the intent
on using its multi-user capabilities.  

    Without going into a detailed account, suffice it to say
the multi-user environment fails on one essential point:
users cannot log on.  While BDT explained the problem and proffered
what appeared to be a simple solution, he was informed on several
occasions that his solution did not work on my system.  As the
fix, "enhancement" in BDT's terms, is stated to be contained in
the v1.2 release (testimony of acknowledged improper program behaviour),
I immediately sent my "new" disk with the "old" v1.10 to BDT for 
the update.  Needless to say, I have yet to receive word or v1.2, 
though there have been repeated attempts to communicate with 
Beckmeyer et al.  

   * Ironically, I sent in for a subscription and free disk
to MacUser on the same day I sent for the update to 1.2.
I recieved both the first issue and the disk 6 days ago,
and they have yet to send the bill! *  

   ** Irony #2:  May 4th, Lars-Erik Osterud of Norway
      thought to send me a disk full of great software
      he wrote.  I received the disk in the mail 
      (Seattle WA) May 10th ! **  


    Those inured to typedef criminal BDT should wake up 
and speak out!  Several prominent developers on the nets
have confirmed similar if not worse cases with BDT.  
Like me, they were "taken" (most popular word choice)
by BDT.  "Once BDT had my money, it was ____ (expletive) me!"
  
      I would like BDT to justify their quote on the back of
the MT C-Shell package:

	".... Shaping the future of the Atari ST! "    

      This is the kind of support that kills a machine.

      There is as well the question of ethics:
      
      As far as I am concerned, BDT stole my money.
      

      
-kevin