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From: cmm1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Christopher M Mauritz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: STE DMA sound (documentation posted)
Summary: You can pay me now or pay me later...
Message-ID: <1990Mar4.165145.22702@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
Date: 4 Mar 90 16:51:45 GMT
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In article <37824@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu> kclenden@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Kevin Clendenien) writes:
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>FREE?????  I think not Mr. Covert.  Why do you think that Apple 
>computers with similar options to Atari computers cost about
>twice as much?  One reason is because Apple is committed to
>providing information about those computers.  Of course they
>have to pay someone to do that, so they just charge more
>up front to cover the cost later.  The information you're
>getting is not free, but only appears to be free.  Why do 
>you own Atari equipment?  Probably because you were able to
>pay less for it up front.  Now you are finding out what you
>gave up.  For a lot of people this alternative makes sense.  I
>know it does for me.  If you would consistently use a calm,
>gentle tone when asking questions, instead of the impatient,
>whinning tone that you have demonstrated time and time again,
>you would probably get more answers.  For free, even...

Well, I used to think like this too.  I figured, "Great, I save few bucks
now and I figure out all the little problems on my own and put up with
a lot of ragged software."  This was all well and good until I actually
got a Mac IIcx.  Now I have speed, support from the manufacturer, oodles
of support from third party software companies and hardware companies,
easy RAM upgrades, easy hardware add-ons, etc.  Now that I have one,
I think it was worth the up-front cost to avoid all the later 
exasperation and disappointment.  Anyway, I guess the old addage holds
true:  You get what you pay for.

p.s.  Richard, lighten up.  :-)

Chris
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