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From: sjl@amdahl.UUCP (Steve Langdon)
Newsgroups: net.micro.atari
Subject: Re: --- BYTE & the ST ---
Message-ID: <2068@amdahl.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 1-Oct-85 00:48:45 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct  1 00:48:45 1985
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> ...
> I strongly disagree. I believe that we have seen two very 
> different ways to market a machine as shown by the Amiga
> and the 520ST. Commodore went to all of this hullabalo and 
> general hype -- WHERE IS THE MACHINE? On the other hand,
> Atari didn't say anything UNTIL THE MACHINES HAD BEEN shipped.
> ...
> Jonathan Spangler
> PC Pricebusters
> (downtown Honolulu)
> {ihnp4,dual,vortex}!islenet!jons

Not true.  Jack Tramiel talked to anyone who would listen, and promised all
sorts of dates and features which proved to be excessively optimistic.
If you need a current example (other than quality software) look at the
Atari CD ROM.  Yes CD ROMs do exist, DEC sells one, no they do not sell to
end users for anything near $500, and they will not be near that price for
over a year.
-- 
Stephen J. Langdon                  ...!{ihnp4,cbosgd,hplabs,sun}!amdahl!sjl

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