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Article #21268Game Workbench
From: Amalaye Oyake
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 19:29
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 19:29
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I recently read a reply from a Mr. Bob_BobR_Retelle, when I asked questions concerning Game Workbench, and what it means to the common st user like me ( yes st users still exist ). Anyway like I said before it appears that Mr. Bagget is very upset. However does this mean Game Workbench will never see the light ? I would sincerely hope not. I would really like to know what the AAID think of this ( or are they an organisation that does not have meetings or communicate with one another ). I plan to buy a Falcon because of it's hardware and some of the readily available ST software. I can not afford to keep upgrading a PC. My Falcon will serve as a terminal ( so I can have irc up all the time ), and a platform where I can program with some of the already available gnu tools. Perhaps Mr. Bagget ( I hope I'm spelling his name right ), could negotiate with some european software houses ( or perhaps not considering how much of his personal finances he has put in already ). The software house I had in mind was Renegade ---> infamous for bitmap bros. games. As long as he has his routines licenced or copyrighted, he should be able to work out something ( right ? ). Because I feel like students ( like me ), programmers should at least cooperate ( ensuring that they have thier indiv. work copyrighted if neccessary ). I am sure Mr. Bagget wanted to share the fruits of his developement, however we all know how he was thwarted. But I do feel he should not give up, he has worked very hard and his work should not be in VAIN. I proprose ( perhaps rather blindly ), to see if this product can be made available through the europeans namely ---> Renegade, maybe Atari U.K., some French or German software houses, etc. Think if these routines could be called from a rom chip !! that would be truly nice. Note LYNX PROGRAMMERS may not be true Atarians ---> they are from the other side of the camp. I would really like to know how Mr. Bagget feels about this. How atari employees who frequent the net feel about this. Ataris position on game workbench ( did we ever get thier opinion ) And if this product will be available <--- This is to Mr. Bagget as I don't have his e-mail address. NOTE I HAVE TRIED TO BE UNBIASED AND OBJECTIVE IN WHAT I HAVE WRITTEN SO PLEASE DON'T HOUND ME AS I DO NOT LIKE PERSONAL ATTACKS. IF THERE ARE ANY WRONG ASSUMPTIONS, NICELY CORRECT ME AND LET IT BE THAT.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!caen!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!oyakea From: oyakea@warren1a.its.rpi.edu (Amalaye Oyake) Subject: Game Workbench Message-ID: <w9q2j-p@rpi.edu> Nntp-Posting-Host: warren1a.its.rpi.edu Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 19:29:35 GMT Lines: 49