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From: Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: STE DMA sound (documentation posted)
Message-ID: <27336@cup.portal.com>
Date: 26 Feb 90 06:24:50 GMT
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Allan Pratt asks, in reference to the posting of some technical data about
the STE's sound:
 
>Why was this article posted?  That information is available to all
>developers, is of limited interest to anyone else, and is protected by
>the nondisclosure agreement between developers and Atari.
 
Well, it was probably posted by someone who's tired of Atari's stupid,
restrictive policies about who gets to know the details about the computers
they've purchased...   only the "elite" developers who've passed the
intitiation rites and paid the initiation fee prescribed by Atari are worth
Atari's time or effort.. (as recently noted by KenB@Atari)
 
>I don't want to be a bad guy about this, but you shouldn't just key
>in Atari documentation and post it.
 
I don't think anyone here thinks Allan (or Ken) are "bad guys" because they
follow company policy...  (not even *me*... would you believe it..??)
 
  
>Among the reasons is that you can get it wrong, or leave 
>out important stuff, and people will complain to us about things which
>are not our fault. 
  
OK, "people"... go ahead and write us the most incredible sound programs
we've ever seen (or heard), but if they're based on the information you
read here, and not on "official" Atari documentation, don't complain
to Allan, or Ken, or anyone at Atari... OK..?
 
 
BobR