Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!SFAUSTIN.BITNET!Z4648252
From: Z4648252@SFAUSTIN.BITNET (Z4648252)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: RE: Loyal Atarians?!?
Message-ID: <890815.23253243.014816@SFA.CP6>
Date: 16 Aug 89 05:25:33 GMT
Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU
Organization: The Internet
Lines: 35

Evan Jay Mitchell asks:
> I have a question for all you loyal Atarians... "Why?"  Why
> are you so loyal to Atari?  I'm curious.

    Obviously this is directed to why I chose the ST rather than the
Amiga.  Difficult to comment without flames that is so digustingly
common on local BBSes.
    At any rate, I have had an ST system since summer of '85.  I used
to have an Apple //e and lusted for the Macs when they first appeared.
Lust is all that I could do because the Macs were (still are) terribly
expensive.  I saw the ST and was SHOCKED that I was able to get a store
unit up and running within two minutes without knowing anything about the
ST.
    Fast operations, comfortable to use without having to be a hacker,
and dependability would be my partial answer to why I am loyal to the ST.
I have two megs of memory in a Mega, emulate the Macintosh, and power a
DeskJet printer.  It all works, again is VERY FAST, and most of all for
me, VERY COMFORTABLE to use.  I am not a software hacker, detest anything
that reaks of CLI interfacing for doing file and program maintenance
tasks, and am annoyed if I have to type in a command.  Hence, I LOVE the
ST interface and 3rd market supports and enhancements for it (UIS, NeoDesk,
quick and effortless accessories).
    I'll admit to wishing for improved multi-tasking but I will not
give up the ST's ease of use for that desired feature.
    The question by Evan mentioned Atari loyalty.  Sorry, won't get me
there.  I bought a fast and comfortable computer, not stock in a computer
company.  I am not loyal to a company either.  If a ST-type platform
comes out with multi-tasking complete with the speed, comfort, and ease
of use of this Mega ST, and if it is of another company, it would cause
me to take notice and possibly switch, if it delivered what was promised.
    As it is, though, the ST is a tough box to beat.  It gets faster and
easier to use almost daily.  If I hang in there long enough, I might even
see real multi-tasking.  GRIN

Larry Rymal in East Texas