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Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com writes:
> real "Horror Stories" about dealing with Atari Corporation.) example of
> the arrogance of the current regime at Atari.  It means that YOU will
> NEVER be able to buy a game developed with the Game Workshop.
> 
> >6) HOW WERE MR. BAGGETS GAME ROUTINES SUPERIOR TO ANYTHING DONE BY PEOPLE
> >LIKE THE BITMAP BROTHERS ( ST DIEHARDS ), OR EVEN JEFF MINTER ?
> 
> They might not have actually been "superior".. but YOU will never know
> whether they were or not, because Atari played games, rather than seriously
> evaluating them.  Jeff Minter has already ported "Llamatron" to the PC
> platform, where it's been received with tremendous acclaim. Why would he
> continue to hit himself over the head with the "Atari" hammer..?
 
  Bob, sometimes you can be insightful, witty, and even intelligent.  
This is not one of those times.  I suspect that whatever Dave does, the 
GW will be released for the ST somehow...  he's put too much of his time 
and energy into it to waste it.  No programmer willingly tosses out work 
just because of a stupid corp...  (wisdom of the people I hang out with 
is that "stupid corp" is unnecessary - they're all stupid by definition)
 
> amalaye oyake ---> a curious st user. 
> 
> No problem.. it's refreshing to encounter an open mind..

 
  And you're a good argument against open minds - you search out innocent 
users, and spew garbage at them.  I suppose that sounds like you're some 
sort of corruptor of innocents, but...
 
  I went off the ST for a while, and searched long and hard for a new 
machine.  I discovered that replacing my ST with another decent system, 
without taking any sacrifices (pathetic sound and OS on the PCs, weird OS 
and incompatibility on the Mac (not to mention their expense), etc.), I 
had to go up to a NeXT.  I don't have that kind of cash, so I'll stay 
right here...  So it's not like there's much of a choice.  If you 
personally don't like the ST, go play with others a while - but you'll be 
back...  In the meantime, don't bullshit at newbies...
 
 - Mark Hughes (Caves of Steel 509-624-1821)  mhughes@comtch.spk.wa.us
"I wish I could say what's REALLY on my mind, but that'd be too close to 
defamation of character..."