Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!mit-eddie!bloom-beacon!think!ames!sdcsvax!nosc!cod!rupp From: rupp@cod.NOSC.MIL (William L. Rupp) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Atari's Marketing Approach Message-ID: <926@cod.NOSC.MIL> Date: 16 Dec 87 01:09:06 GMT References: <8711301706.AA18559@cory.Berkeley.EDU> <899@atari.UUCP> <909@cod.NOSC.MIL> <957@sask.UUCP> Reply-To: rupp@cod.nosc.mil.UUCP (William L. Rupp) Organization: Computer Sciences Corp., San Diego Lines: 26 In article <957@sask.UUCP> long@sask.UUCP (Warren Long) writes: > >I also hope that Atari notes that they are selling all the STs >they make, and decides to make more next time. "..next time"? This is what I don't understand. Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought products such as microcomputers were turned out on assembly lines that can be kept running, even at a low production rate, on a more or less continuous basis. The "..next time" concept makes sense if you are talking about a press run of books. If an automobile company sees that its cars are selling as fast as they can be made, a second shift is put on at the factory to produce more to meet the demand. In other words, the assembly line is reved up to a higher production rate. Why can't that be done with Ataris? And what is the "..next time"? Does Atari have to wait till Christmas '88 to order more ST's? This is a serious question, not a rhetorical one. Anybody have any ideas? Bill ====================================================================== I speak for myself, and not on behalf of any other person or organization .........................How's that, Gary? ======================================================================