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From: saj@chinet.chi.il.us (Stephen Jacobs)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Becoming a developer
Summary: There's SOME public invfo on TT developer pricing
Message-ID: <8551@chinet.chi.il.us>
Date: 25 May 89 14:16:28 GMT
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In article <1506@atari.UUCP>, jpatton@atari.UUCP (J. E. Patton) writes:
> in article <43609a62.14a1f@gtephx.UUCP>, covertr@gtephx.UUCP (Richard E. Covert) says:
> > 
> > And how much are the hardware discounts?? Can a new developer get a 
> > break on the new 68030 TT machine?? 
> > 
> Developer pricing for the TT has not been discussed ... yet, but
> you can understand that limited quantities of custom parts will
> be a factor ( I have nothing to do with setting prices, so these are
> MY thoughts ).
> 
>                                     jpatton@atari
We do have some information on this for the short term.  At the recent COMDEX
it was announced that the first TT-s made available to US developers would
be LOADED with 'extras'.  This is apparently what happened when the Megas
were introduced too.  The logic on Atari's part is obvious: they're supplying
the machines in configurations for the most serious developers (serious there
means likely to produce the kind of software or peripheral that sells 
computers, and to back it with their own marketing).  So the developer prices
for these pre-introduction super-enhanced machines will almost certainly be
higher than the list prices of base-level machines.
                                     Steve J.