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In article <92357.111215SML108@psuvm.psu.edu>, <SML108@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
>Dave Bagget was utterly screwed by Atari and I cannot believe the *morons* who
>think what happened to him was his fault

For the record:

Dave Baggett was not 'utterly screwed' by Atari.  He was treated
unprofessionally.  Nothing "happened to him" which may be construed to be his
own fault, with the exception of the handling of the media which they brought
to demonstrate (this assuming that I correctly read his first posting about the
setup on his Syquest cartridge).

I have my own opinion on how such a meeting *should have been* arranged, and
have stated those opinions.  Much of that opinion was based upon the
presumption that Double-Click sought the interview with little more than the
idea of showing Atari what Game Workbench could do, which is what the
initial postings appeared to state.

Dave Baggett was also bound by a contract with a software house which
apparently did not have the resources remaining to produce the software in a
timely manner.  I own several of Double-Click's products, and would not have
thought that there were problems over the past year, given their advertising
and announcements about the soon-to-be-released Game Workbench.

I think that blame for the non-release of Game Workbench is misdirected at
Atari Corporation.  It certainly cannot be directed at Dave Baggett.

>and finally, I don't think that the Falcon will be a very successful computer
>nor will any of the new Amigas.

If by success you mean "millions sold here", I will agree.  Then again, I don't
think that any of the current computer systems will ever be truly integrated
into every household either.  I'd certainly watch Phillips' attempts at entering
the Interactive CD market -- after all, consumer machines are what people
purchase.  (There are more game consoles in homes than computer systems.)

-- David Paschall-Zimbel