From: aa399@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Len Stys)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: ATARI - Secret
Date: 21 Nov 1992 16:04:19 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: aa399@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Len Stys)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc5.ins.cwru.edu


In a previous article, afonseca@terapin.com (Alberto Fonseca) says:

>It seems that ATARI may have had it together all along, but kept it a secret,
>which caused it to loose support and... well you know the rest.
>
>I was reading some messages on the stuff available for the ST, what really
>interested me, as well as surprised me, was the graphics cards for the ST.  I
>own an ATARI 1040 STE... You can upgrade it to 4 megabytes of ram, put a high
>resolution/color card in it, get tos 2.07, get a 25 mzh accellerator, 1.44
>megabyte disk drive, big hard disk, multi-sync monitor, and some programming
>software like Lattice C for the ST, and you have a machine which is "up there"
>with the rest, and a programmable machine with many possibilities.


I'm not an Atari basher or anything, but I definitely believe that the company
doesn't have everything together.

I believe that their marketing strategy for the Falcon030 sucks.



I believe that the Falcon series is doomed unless the Falcon040 is shipping
within six months.

I believe Atari's "12-key keypad, three button joystick" was thought up by
an idiot.

You have the world using JOYPADS and you are going to introduce a complicated
12-key keypad joystick!

Every system on the market in the past that used a 12-key keypad was a FAILURE!


I don't believe that Atari has more than two dozen large developers working
on products for the Falcon030.  I believe that Sam was leading us to believe
that there are developers, but in reality he is HOPING that a hell of a lot
more cmpanies will develop for it when it is actually in stores.

I believe Atari was leading us on in September that we will actually see
the Falcon030 in October, November, or December because they didn't want
to see us abandoning them.

I don't believe that Atari will have any CHAIN computer stores selling the
Falcon030.  I don't believe more than two dozen dealers will sell the machine
nationwide.

I don't believe Atari will have ANY press for the Falcon030 EVER which will
ultimately destroy the company.



I believe someone that is capable of fixing the above problems should be
running the company.

I don't even know where the problems exist.  Is it in Atari USA or Atari Corp.?


>
>Of course, I will wait for the Falcon instead.. I am happy to have read that
>there is already a graphics card waiting for the Falcon, at alot higher
>resolution on a SuperVGA monitor.. I'm glad, I thought the resolution was to
>low to begin with..


Pretty soon, the Falcon030's resolution will suck if Atari doesn't get it on
the market fast.

>
>So with the proper information, software and upgrades.. Those who are
>interested in developing don't have to feel bad about it.. There is actually
>enough ST stuff to keep us happy, we just have to look for it.. Not like the
>other computer companies, that try to help the users..  I still think its worth
>it..


Do you actually believe that there is enough ST stuff to keep you happy?

Do you believe the 2600 will keep you happy even though there is Sega Genesis
and Super NES on the market?

My friend told me to get a clone instead of an ST.  I would have except that
I like to be part of the minority.

>
>So I'll get a Falcon, upgrade it, make some nice software and put on the
>package "REQUIRES 4 MEGAYBTES OF RAM, AND A FALCON SCREENBLASTER".  With the
>DSP chip, sound quality, video and memory, I think one can make a great CD ROM
>Based game or even a Really proffessional program.. Maybe even a hardware/CD
>ROM package that can blow away the AMIGA's Video Toaster.


Hahahaha, yeah, Atari's developers did their job, now its up to Atari's
management and marketing team.

>
>Please tell me what you think about this, and if any of you share these visions
>with me.
>


My vision is that YOU are a DREAMER!

I don't see any go-getters at Atari, so I dn't believe the company will
ever get going.


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