Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!um-math!sharkey!cfctech!teemc!hpftc!zardoz!hrc!force!covertr From: covertr@force.UUCP (Richard E. Covert) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: News from PC MAGAZINE Editor's Day Summary: What Happened at Atari?? Keywords: a hole between both ears (flame) Message-ID: <455823d1.14a1f@force.UUCP> Date: 30 Aug 89 20:32:15 GMT References: <21493@cup.portal.com> <1430@bnlux0.bnl.gov> Organization: gte Lines: 31 In article <1430@bnlux0.bnl.gov>, atc@max.bnl.gov (Andrew Como) writes: > (asbestos suit) > > DON'T.... > > Just don't even waste your time speaking to Gail Johnson at ATARI. > How the heck could ATARI replace Cindy Calveran with such an incompetent??!! > Andrew, just what did Gail Johnson at Atari do to make you so mad?? I know that Atari makes us all mad at one time or the other, but what, specifically, did Gail do this time?? Personally, I am mad about what I read on comp.sys.atari.st from Germany. It seems that Atari has shown the new 68030 TT machine there and some guy really trashed it. It seems that it uses only 24 address bits and only 16 data bits, while the VME buss uses a full 32 address/32 data bits. So, once again, Atari has tried to lock their customers into a propretiary buss. Well, Apple Corp has tried that with their Mac IIx NuBuss, and seems to have gotten away with it. But, Atari Corp ain't Apple Corp and it isn't bloody likely that we will EVER see any TT/VME buss boards. Just the same as the lack of MEGA ST buss boards, after 2 years, there ain't none. If I ever buy a 68030 machine it will ever be a NeXT or a Mac IIx. I just don't have faith in Atari Corp to do anything right anymore. But, Atari still makes great game machines (:-(). just a few thoughts.. I still like programming with MArk Williams C. It is a fine product. rec