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In article <72176@cup.portal.com>, Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com writes:

WEll, it was amusing the first fifty times he's said it, but it's getting less
and less amusing.

For the record:

I do not produce software or hardware for the Atari ST.  I *have* several
software projects I'd like to do, but working 70+ hours a week does not leave
me with time to sit down and write the programs.  I *do* support Atari ST users
through our local user group, and have done so consistently for the past six
years.  I maintain an ST-oriented DOM library, and have been an officer in the
local user group for five years.  I was the newsletter editor for the group for
several years as well.  I purchased a 1040ST in September 1986, and a Mega4 ST
in March of 1989.  I wrote a series of articles on programming in OSS Personal
Pascal, back when it was still a viable language.

I've been doing my share to support Atari ST =users= for quite some time now,
even though I don't happen to take money for my services.

I have owned my own computer-software business.  It did well enough to get me
through graduate school.  Over the years, I've had my share of meetings and
interviews with clients.  I feel that experience can be transferred to any sort
of business meetings I might have in the future.  I know how to conduct myself
with troublesome clients, how to set up an agenda for a business meeting, how
to discern when a meeting is not going to be fruitful, and when to walk away.

I don't recommend Atari computers to everyone I meet.  I don't think about the
Tramiel family on a daily basis.  I don't have a reason to hate Atari
Corporation, nor a reason to love Atari Corporation.  I feel comfortable using
their computers.  Once my house is built, I plan on purchasing a Falcon, not
from any loyalty to Atari Corporation, but because I know what to expect from
their computer systems.  I also know what else is available -- currently I have
access to most of the Macintosh line (with the exception of the Quadra), as
well as to standard 486DX-33 Intel machines with $800 monitors.  Not to mention
the minicomputers and workstations we have which run circles around the smaller
micros.  I even have a copy of the book _Build_Your_Own_486/486SX_and_Save_
_a_Bundle_.

It's a pity that Michael Vederman couldn't keep Double-Click together.  Then
again, there is more to the non-release of GW than a single visit to Sunnyvale. 
DC was operated by several folks, and unless one of them wants to speak up
about the turmoils within the business (for which I only have rumors which I
won't repeat), we'll never know the entire story.

-- David Paschall-Zimbel